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Study on Giant Trees Shows the Link Between Spiritual Ecosystem Services and Macroecological Processes

Giant trees are the largest and longest living organisms on the Earth and play an important ecological role in the natural world. Moreover, human societies recognize relatively large trees, and position them in significant sociocultural roles.

22 Feb 2023

Waquoit Bay’s Ecosystem Shift Presents Broad Concerns About the Fate of Coastal Estuaries

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020 with associated travel restrictions, Matthew Long thought his students could shift their overseas research projects to instead study the seagrass meadow ecosystem in Waquoit Bay.

22 Feb 2023

"Plant Trees – Get Mushrooms" Strategy for Sustainable Forest Restoration

Lecturers of the Faculty of Science, and the Center of Learning Network for Region (CLNR) Chulalongkorn University successfully planted trees in the forests in Nan and Saraburi provinces through innovative seedlings with ectomycorrhiza fungi, motivating villagers and farmers to "plant trees and get mushrooms", for extra income.

20 Feb 2023

Strengthening Participation of Global South Researchers in Tropical Ecology and Conservation

The tropics hold most of the planet's biodiversity. In order to preserve this fragile and valuable asset, many individuals and communities need to get involved and be well informed.

16 Feb 2023

Deforestation Results in Increased Active Fires in the Brazilian Amazon

According to recent research published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, the number of active fires documented in the Brazilian Amazon in August–September 2022 was the greatest since 2010.

15 Feb 2023

Soil's Moisture Plays a Key Role in the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle

Soil is the Earth's second-biggest carbon storage locker after the ocean, and a research collaboration has shown that it's moisture, not temperature or mineral content, that's the key to how well the soil carbon warehouse works.

14 Feb 2023

Identifying the Climate Factors Driving Vegetation Change

Plant ecologists at the University of Bayreuth have revealed how global climate change is affecting the Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems in a study published in Nature Geoscience.

7 Feb 2023

Widespread Tree Scorch in the Pacific Northwest Mainly Attributed to Heat than to Drought Conditions

Widespread tree scorch in the Pacific Northwest that became visible shortly after multiple days of record-setting, triple-digit temperatures in June 2021 was more attributable to heat than to drought conditions, Oregon State University researchers say.

7 Feb 2023

Continued Plankton Research Crucial to Predict the Future of Ocean Life in a Changing Climate

Scientists from the Marine Biological Association (MBA) and over 20 universities and research institutions across the world say more work needs to be done to untangle the climate-driven environmental impacts on plankton.

7 Feb 2023

New ASTM International Standard Guide Covers Soil Remediation

ASTM International’s environmental assessment, risk management and corrective action committee (E50) has developed a standard guide for the remediation of nonaqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) in the subsurface.

7 Feb 2023