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Forests

Forests are one of the most important biomes on earth. They provide a wide range of “ecosystem services,” from watershed protection and carbon absorption to renewable energy and timber production.

Important reservoirs of plant and animal biodiversity in locations ranging from China to Latin America and many places in between, forests provide key components of the environmental, social and economic well-being of societies around the world.

    • Malaysia Featured Article Malaysia Malaysia

      Malaysia is nation in Southeast Asia consisting of two disjunctive parts: (1) Peninsular Malaysia bordering Thailand; and (2) the northern one-third of the island of... More »

    • Urban forest loss Featured News Urban forest loss Urban forest loss

      New Orleans, Albuquerque, and Houston are among U.S. urban areas that are losing their trees. Nation’s urban forests losing ground National results indicate that... More »

    • Angolan Mopane woodlands Featured Article Angolan Mopane woodlands Angolan Mopane woodlands

      The Angolan Mopane Woodlands are located in northern Namibia and  southern Angola, completely surrounding the Etosha Pan, which is considered a separate... More »

    • Yellow Fever Featured Article Yellow Fever Yellow Fever

      Introduction Centers for Disease Control and Prevention     Yellow fever is a viral disease that is transmitted to humans... More »

    • Review: Forest restoration Featured Article Review: Forest restoration Review: Forest restoration

      This Review, written by Raf Aerts and Olivier Honnay*, appeared first in BioMed Central Ecology—a peer-reviewed, open access journal. This review article is part of the... More »

    • Alberta Mountain forests Featured Article Alberta Mountain forests Alberta Mountain forests

      This ecoregion lies almost wholly within Alberta but hugs the Alberta-British Columbia border from Banff northward to Jasper and Kakwa. Mean annual temperature in the... More »

    • Fall Colors 2011 Featured News Fall Colors 2011 Fall Colors 2011

      USDA Forest Service launches expanded Fall Colors 2011 website Hotline provides information for peak viewing and trip planning Fall Colors 2011 is underway with the U.S.... More »

    • Borneo montane rainforests Featured Article Borneo montane rainforests Borneo montane rainforests

      The Borneo montane rainforests can be likened to montane islands in a sea of lowland dipterocarp forests. This isolation has produced a unique and diverse set of montane... More »

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Oak Last Updated on 2012-05-25 at 01:05 Oaks are trees and shrubs in the Fagaceae family, which also includes beeches, chestnuts, and chinquapins. The genus of oaks, with the scientific name Quercus, is broadly... More »
Climax community Last Updated on 2012-05-23 at 10:08 In ecology, a climax community is a biological association of flora and fauna which has attained an equilibrium condition.  Such a circumstance comes about because the... More »
Ecoregions of Panama Last Updated on 2012-05-21 at 14:37 The Ecoregions of Panama are shaped by the jagged elongated geometry of the country, its varied terrain within Mesoamerica and its tropical climate. This key land bridge... More »
Mediterranean woodlands and forests Last Updated on 2012-05-20 at 01:52 The Mediterranean woodlands and forests ecoregion stretches from the coastal plains to the hills of northern Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, and eventually surrounds... More »
The critically endangered dusky gopher frog,... Last Updated on 2012-05-19 at 10:17 Amphibian species worldwide are in rapid decline. One of the most common reasons for this decline is the spread of the chytrid fungus. The dusky gopher frog Lithobates sevosus... More »
Ecoregions of Arkansas (EPA) Last Updated on 2012-05-18 at 19:06 Ecoregions denote areas of general similarity in ecosystems and in the type, quality, and quantity of environmental resources. They are designed to serve as a spatial framework... More »
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