Tropical forests are highly productive ecosystems accounting for nearly half of the global forest carbon sink. If tropical forests can no longer remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the effects ...

The physical setting. Geology, climate, and hydrology of Barro Colorado Island / William E. Dietrich, Donald M. Windsor, and Thomas Dunne ; Variation in rainfall on Barro Colorado Island / A. Stanley ...

Soil organic matter is an important pool of carbon and nutrients in tropical forests. The majority of this pool is assumed to be relatively stable and to turn over slowly over decades to centuries, ...

This study aimed at analysing the distribution of 40 tree species with the highest absolute density within a semi-deciduous seasonal forest fragment located in the municipality of Cachoeiro de ...

In southern China, between the borders of Myanmar and Laos, sits one of the country's most diverse ecosystems. The Xishuangbanna forest - part of the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot and a global ...

In an analysis of latitudinally replicated one hectare samples, nine seasonal forests of the temperate and tropical Americas were found to be very similar in biomass, stratification and patters of ...

A transformation is underway in the heart of Australia's tropical forests. These ancient ecosystems, once considered natural bastions against excess atmospheric carbon, are now undergoing ...

The trees are experiencing "climate-induced mortality," according to the study. Tropical forests in Brazil have begun to release more carbon than they absorb as the warming climate kills more of the ...

Researchers used a method called “fogging” to reveal the eight new species hidden in the canopy of the Xishuangbanna forest, according to a study. MChe Lee Unsplash In southern China, between the ...