Fungi are the hidden architects of our ecosystems, acting as everything from helpful partners for plants to aggressive ...

Trees play a central role in life on Earth. They store CO₂, provide habitats for animals, fungi, and insects, stabilize soils ...

In Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California, trees that have persisted through rain and shine for thousands of years are now facing multiple threats triggered by a changing climate.

“As humans, our everyday lives are sustained by the behaviors and interactions of forest organisms,” photographer David Herasimtschuk writes of old growth forests. “Yet, because these processes and ...

The Forest Ecosystem Science degree is based on a vision that combines professional competency in forest management skills with an enhanced understanding of ecological sciences. Students interested in ...

Though spatially distinct, the Santa Barbara Channel’s subtidal kelp forests and its sandy beaches are intimately connected. Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), the foundation species of rocky reefs, ...

Aspen trees in fall in adjacent Custer Gallatin National Forest. (Diane Renkin/National Park Service via Courthouse News) (CN) — Conservationists joined forces in Montana on Wednesday in challenging a ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a broad and rapidly evolving field within computer science focused on developing smart ...

Masting, the intermittent and highly synchronised production of large seed crops by forest trees, is a widespread yet complex ecological phenomenon that influences forest regeneration, wildlife ...

The interplay between tree uprooting and soil dynamics is a critical mechanism that shapes forest landscapes. When trees are uprooted by wind or other disturbances, they leave behind distinct ...

Introduction -- Basic terminology and concepts -- Forests as part of the global ecosystem -- Major forest types and their climatic controls -- Local variation in community type: the landscape mosaic - ...