Deer slow can down forest diversity—even in sunny forest gaps

Even in sunny forest gaps, browsing by roe deer prevents the natural regeneration of many tree species. Researchers at the ...
JSTOR Daily

Long-term change in understorey plant communities of conventionally managed temperate deciduous forests: effects of nitrogen deposition and forest management

Journal of Vegetation Science, Vol. 28, No. 4 (July 2017), pp. 747-761 (15 pages) Questions: The understorey vegetation of temperate forests may serve as an indicator of long-term change in site ...
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Carbon gain phenologies of spring-flowering perennials in a deciduous forest indicate a novel niche for a widespread invader

• Strategies of herbaceous species in deciduous forests are often characterized by the timing of life history phases (e.g. emergence, flowering, leaf senescence) relative to overstory tree canopy ...
Mongabay

Meet the Miombo, the largest forest you’ve never heard of

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Miombo woodlands are a dry deciduous forest spanning 1.9 million square kilometers (726,000 square miles) across Central and Southern Africa.
Inverse

Climate change may push North America’s forests to a “tipping point”

When we think about forests and climate change, our minds often see an image of rainforests burning in the Amazon or tropical jungles being scorched in Indonesia for palm oil. But new research reveals ...
Science Daily

New study shows surprising effects of fire in North America's boreal forests

Using satellite images, researchers found that fires in North America's boreal forest may be changing the environment in ways that researchers didn't previously anticipate. A new study, using a ...