Forests planted with many different tree species have substantially higher aboveground carbon stocks and greater carbon fluxes than monocultures, shows a study. For the study, researchers analyzed ...

Establishing forests can capture carbon and boost biodiversity — but some biomes are a better bet than others, a recent study ...

The adoption of management techniques that reduce the impact of timber harvesting can promote the recovery of tropical forests, such as the Amazon, and store carbon in the long term while maintaining ...

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Lianas are woody, vining plants, many of which thrive in areas where forest has been disturbed — often to the detriment of the trees they use to climb towards the sun. New research shows that liana ...

Throughout their lifetimes, healthy forests produce more oxygen than they use, while taking in greenhouse gases via plants ...

China's ambitious tree-planting program has transformed the Taklamakan Desert, once known as "The Place of No Return," into a functioning carbon sink. Satellite data reveals measurable photosynthesis ...

OAKLAND, Calif.— The untapped potential of carbon storage and sequestration in different native habitats is too often ignored in California’s land-use decisions, according to a new report published ...

Scientists who were assessing the structure of different types of wood at the microscopic level have discovered a totally new type of wood. This wood is part of tulip trees, which are relatives of ...

Forests with many tree species can store significantly more carbon than those with only one species: An international study led by the University of Freiburg, published in Global Change Biology, ...