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Ecosystem Services are Delivered More Effectively by Native Forests than by Tree Plantations

Critical ecosystem services and biodiversity are generally delivered more effectively by native forests than by tree plantations, according to a new global study assessing the merits of various reforestation approaches.

18 Mar 2022

Europe's Beech Forests are Severely Threatened by Climate Change

Beech forests in Europe are severely threatened by climate change, particularly in southern European countries, but also in central Europe.

17 Mar 2022

Huge Trees Increase Water Source in Forests by Shielding Snowpack

Big trees play an extraordinary role in old-growth forests, providing multiple ecological benefits ranging from fire resistance to the production of strong genetic offspring.

16 Mar 2022

Global Map may Help Improve Modeling of Future Fire-Induced Forest Loss Rates

Researchers have produced the first ever 30 m (30 meter pixel) resolution global map of fire-induced forest loss.

16 Mar 2022

How the Eusocial Nature of Ants Influences Their Response to Climate Change

Climate change impacts all species on the planet in one way another, and now a group of researchers at the University of Liverpool have turned their sights towards a study on how different ant populations are impacted by and respond to a changing climate.

14 Mar 2022

Climate Change Likely Impacts Water Drinking Habits of Mountain Gorillas

Endangered mountain gorillas increase the frequency they drink water as the temperature increases, suggesting a likely impact of climate change on their behavior, finds a new study published in Frontiers in Conservation Science.

11 Mar 2022

Time Window for Counteracting Global Change is Much Shorter than Thought

The increase in emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is only one of several serious global threats to our continued existence on Earth, and their reduction is at the core of international agreements like the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

11 Mar 2022

Study Details the Impact of Climate Change on Bird Species

A new study from researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) rolls back the curtain on half a century of evidence detailing the impact of climate change on more than 60 different bird species.

10 Mar 2022

Using Plankton Shells to Gauge the Accuracy of Climate Models

Earth scientists have compiled a comprehensive record of latitudinal sea-surface temperature (SST) gradients over the last 95 million years of the Earth’s history. The results from this study help bridge the gap between empirical observations and existing climate models.

8 Mar 2022

Climate Change and Wildfires: New Study Outlines the Path to Pervasive Adaptation

Every year, 400,000 hectares in the European Union are affected by fire, 85% of which in southern Europe, due to most pronounced 'fire weather' conditions, which are determined by high temperature, low precipitation, strong winds and low relative humidity.

8 Mar 2022