Forests with few tree species pose a considerably higher risk of being damaged, and the introduced lodgepole pine is especially vulnerable. This is the finding of a new study published in Ecosphere by ...

The upper panel depicts the coastal forest pre-tsunami, while the lower panel illustrates the forest post-tsunami. Each column represents the percentage decrease in coastal tree cover resulting from ...

Humans have cleared forests for thousands of years. Modern deforestation, however, has pushed the world’s forests ...

A long-running experiment is testing tree mixes to develop the healthiest forests. Mickey Pullen/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center However, many tree-planting commitments have a critical flaw: ...

Mixed-species forest management involves the deliberate establishment, maintenance and regeneration of stands containing more than one tree species. This approach contrasts with single-species ...

In a study published in the journal Plant and Soil, researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have shown that mixed larch and deciduous forests are more ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A Nature study reveals surprising similarities among the most common tree species in tropical rainforests in Africa, the Amazon and Southeast Asia, ...

There has been much global discussion about the best ways to manage Earth’s forests in an era of climate change and more frequent bushfires. In its new forest plan, the Victorian government has funded ...

Fungi, insects, fires and cervids, such as moose, are examples of natural factors behind tree damages in Swedish forests. Sometimes, the damages become so extensive that they impact the function of ...