Rainforest News

Posted November 6, 2008:

• Earthworm Activity Can Alter Forests' Carbon-carrying Capabilities
• Wildfires Result In Loss Of Forests Reserved By Northwest Forest Plan
• Fire Risk: Close-up On Habitat–forest Interfaces

Posted November 4, 2008:

• Roads Bring Death And Fear To Forest Elephants

Posted October 31, 2008:

• 'Living Fossil' Tree Contains Genetic Imprints Of Rain Forests Under Climate Change

Posted October 29, 2008:

• Amphibians' Ability To Predict Changes In Biodiversity Confirmed By New Study
• Mapping The Boreal Forest

Posted October 28, 2008:

• Snakes, Salamanders And Other Creatures Thrive In Areas With Higher Deer Populations
• Diversity Of Trees In Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest Defies Simple Explanation

Posted October 27, 2008:

• Biodiversity In A Warmer World

Posted October 26, 2008:

• Climate Change, Acid Rain Could Be Good For Forests

Posted October 20, 2008:

• Forest Peoples' Rights Key To Reducing Emissions From Deforestation

Posted October 17, 2008:

• Lichens Function As Indicators Of Nitrogen Pollution In Forests

Posted October 16, 2008:

• Substantial Loss Of Carbon, Nitrogen From Burned Soils -- And Connections To Warming Climate

Posted October 10, 2008:

• Tropical Rainforest And Mountain Species May Be Threatened By Global Warming

Posted September 28, 2008:

• Global Carbon Emissions Speed Up, Beyond IPCC Projections

Posted September 25, 2008:

• Impact Of Beetle Kill On Rocky Mountain Weather, Air Quality
• Old Growth Forest Must No Longer Be Ignored In Carbon Balances
• Homeowner Perceptions In Fire-prone Areas

Posted September 18, 2008:

• Blanket Ban On Bushmeat Could Be Disastrous For Forest Dwellers In Central Africa, Says New Report

Posted September 17, 2008:

• Oil Palm Plantations Are No Substitute For Tropical Rainforests, New Study Shows
• Moderate Quantities Of Dirt Make More Rain

Posted September 15, 2008:

• Scientists Point To Forests For Carbon Storage Solutions

Posted September 14, 2008:

• Old Growth Forests Are Valuable Carbon Sinks

Posted September 9, 2008:

• 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season Kicking Into High Gear

Posted September 7, 2008:

• Bad Sign For Global Warming: Thawing Permafrost Holds Vast Carbon Pool

Posted August 26, 2008:

• Undergrads' Amazon Trip Yields A Treasure Trove Of Diversity

Posted August 18, 2008:

• Extinction Most Likely For Rare Trees In Amazon Rainforest

Posted August 13, 2008:

• Mature Trees: Surviving The Revolution, Easier Than Withstanding Human Use And Abuse

Posted August 10, 2008:

• Brown Tree Snake Could Mean Guam Will Lose More Than Its Birds

Posted August 8, 2008:

• Vine Invasion? Ecologists Look At Coexistence Of Trees And Lianas

Posted August 7, 2008:

• Drivers Of Tropical Deforestation Are Changing, Say Scientists
• Acid Rain Reduces Methane Emissions From Rice Paddies

Posted August 5, 2008:

• Climate Change And Species Distributions
• Microbe Diet Key To Carbon Dioxide Release
• Extinction Threat To Monkeys And Other Primates Due To Habitat Loss, Hunting

Posted August 2, 2008:

• Newly Discovered Monkey Is Threatened With Extinction

Posted July 29, 2008:

• Insect Biodiversity In Amazon May Be Result Of Ice Age Climate Change And Ancient Flooding, Not River Barriers
• No-tillage Plus: Cover Crops Offer A Model For Sustainability In Tropical Soils

Posted July 28, 2008:

• Paying To Save Tropical Forests Could Be A Way To Reduce Global Carbon Emissions
• Landscape Study May Offer Solutions For Fire Managers

Posted July 23, 2008:

• High Economic Value Set On Threatened Mexican Mangroves
• New Population Of Highly Threatened Greater Bamboo Lemur Found In Madagascar

Posted July 22, 2008:

• Wild Orchids In Borneo: Is There Time To Save Thousands Of Species From Extinction?

Posted July 21, 2008:

• Greatest Value Of Forests Is Sustainable Water Supply

Posted July 17, 2008:

• Mitigating Climate Change By Improving Forest Management In The Tropics

Posted July 16, 2008:

• Tigers Disappear From Himalayan Refuge

Posted July 15, 2008:

• Record Land Grab Predicted As Demand Soars For New Sources Of Food, Energy And Wood Fiber

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