Fire is a hot topic these days, particularly when it comes to the boreal forest, the vast expanse of trees that stretches across Alaska, Canada and other cold northern regions. Large fires have been ...

Changes in spring and autumn phenology of temperate plants in recent decades have become iconic bio-indicators of rapid climate change. These changes have substantial ecological and economic impacts.

Jill Johnstone acknowledges funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council in Canada and in the United States from the Long Term Ecological Research Program (National Science ...

A new study of Alaskan forests growing back after fire finds they are regenerating quickly. The forests are actually on track to store more carbon than they did before, offering a rare note of ...

Question: Is illegal garden waste dumping in mixed deciduous forests a source for establishment of non-native plants in deciduous forests? Location: Northwestern Switzerland. Methods: We quantified ...

One of my favorite excursions of the year is my AP Environmental Science class field trip up Blue Job Mountain in Farmington, N.H. The purpose of this field trip is to collect data about a variety of ...

More severe and frequent fires in the Alaskan boreal forest are emitting vast stores of carbon, but new research from shows those losses are offset by the fast-growing deciduous trees that replace ...