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An uprooted tree after an extreme weather event
Posted inResearch Spotlights

New Theory Connects Tree Uprooting and Sediment Movement

by Aaron Sidder 19 November 202125 March 2022

Tree throw from extreme wind events plays an important role in the movement of sediment and erosion on forested hillslopes. A new theory offers a novel way to measure its impact.

A researcher at one of the study’s sites in Cameroon
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Exploring Methane Emissions from Africa’s Tropical Forests

by Aaron Sidder 10 November 202129 April 2022

Global methane budgets suffer from a lack of field studies in African forests, but new research sheds light on methane emissions and uptake from upland forests in the Congo Basin.

A person clipping mangrove leaves
Posted inNews

Inland Mangroves Are Relics of the Past’s Higher Sea Levels

by Katherine Kornei 10 November 202110 November 2021

Mangroves found in southern Mexico’s rain forest, 170 kilometers from the nearest ocean, date to a time when sea levels were several meters higher.

Cross section of Chilean radiata pine
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Understanding Tremors Through Tree Rings

by Kate Wheeling 21 October 202110 November 2021

Researchers look to carbon isotopes and cell-level wood anatomy to understand how seismic-induced changes in water availability affect tree growth.

Aerial image of an illegal mining site inside Munduruku Indigenous territory in the state of Pará in Brazil
Posted inNews

New Report Puts the Amazon Rain Forest on the Main Stage at COP26

by Meghie Rodrigues 18 October 202129 April 2022

The Science Panel for the Amazon prepares to launch its first report, the most comprehensive document on the rain forest so far.

British Columbia forestry staff on ladders picking spruce cones in a seed orchard managed by the province
Posted inNews

Planning and Planting Future Forests with Climate Change in Mind

by J. Besl 7 June 20215 November 2021

The climate is warming too fast for some trees to catch up. Planting seeds from warmer regions can bolster future forests, but that requires a significant shift in forestry practice.

Smoke rises from the ground and the charred stumps of trees, collecting in a yellow-brown haze in the sky, after a fire burned through the Amazon rain forest
Posted inNews

The Rain Forest Can Recover After Fire, but It’s Not the Same

by Kate Wheeling 28 April 202129 April 2022

New research finds that temperatures rise in the Amazon rain forest after a fire, even in areas that are not converted to agricultural land or pastures.

Plastic debris and other litter lines a creek shore in front of a partially constructed building
Posted inFeatures

Cameroon’s Mangrove Forests Are Choking on Plastics

by H. Ali, E. Atekwana, N. I. Konfor, D. Fregoso-Sanchez and G. C. N. Youaleu 21 April 20215 November 2021

Rapid urbanization and insufficient waste management are threatening the environmentally and culturally vital Wouri Estuary. Solutions are needed to save these and other mangroves around the world.

A satellite image of a tropical forest.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Tropical Carbon and Water Observed from Above

by J. Worden, S. Saatchi and A. Bloom 6 April 202129 April 2022

Satellite observations show how tropical forest carbon fluxes respond to changes in water from climate variability.

Dead pine tree trunks stand amid tall grass.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Coastal Flooding Enhances Methane Buildup in Forests

by Aaron Sidder 25 February 20212 November 2021

Increased seawater exposure from flooding and storms is altering how coastal forests cycle methane, leading to more greenhouse gas accumulation in tree stems and soil.

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