Forests are amazing places that provide homes to countless plants and animals and help keep our planet healthy. There are many different types of forests, each with its own climate, unique ...

There are many different types of forests with different types of trees. Learn more about a few types of forests and the trees that populate them. Science Trek is available to stream on pbs.org and ...

Forest edges influence more than half of the world’s forests and contribute to worldwide declines in biodiversity and ecosystem functions. However, predicting these declines is challenging in ...

As any TreeHugger worth his or her epiphytes knows, preserving tropical rainforests is a major part of preventing the worst of climate change--deforestation itself causing nearly as many carbon ...

The 36 least disturbed hardwood stands in Indiana were selected for analysis of the characteristics and interrelationships of the five forest types. The types were defined by the species importance ...

Drought is endemic to the American West along with heatwaves and intense wildfires. But scientists are only beginning to understand how the effects of multiple droughts can compound to affect forests ...