Researchers from Nagaland University have discovered a new plant species, Hoya nagaensis, in a community-protected high-altitude forest in Phek district.

A new global data set makes it possible to track near-real-time changes in several types of vegetation across different ecosystems, including grasslands, savannas, shrublands, croplands, temperate ...

Get a bird's-eye view of the 1,500-square-mile Juneau Icefield from a seaplane. Hop on a boat for a whale watching and wildlife viewing tour where you may spot humpback or killer whales. Ride the ...

Autumn phenology serves as a sensitive indicator of temperate forests' response to climate change and is a key factor influencing forest carbon sequestration. Understanding the mechanisms driving the ...

Imagine a great, green rainforest thriving inside the icy land that exists today. It might sound like science fiction, but ...

The reason why so many tree species can coexist in species-rich forests has long been a subject of debate in ecology. This question is key to understanding the mechanisms governing the dynamics and ...

Rapid deforestation due to expanding agriculture, logging, population centers, and other factors has been making headlines around the world for decades. Luckily, forests still cover more than 30 ...

Daniel L. Druckenbrod, Dario Martin-Benito, David A. Orwig, Neil Pederson, Benjamin Poulter, Katherine M. Renwick and Herman H. Shugart Aim: Climate and disturbance alter forest dynamics, from ...

The data sets are very large: with more than 75 permanent forest dynamics plots in 29 countries worldwide, the Forest Global Earth Observatory network (ForestGEO) of the Smithsonian Tropical Research ...