In a study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the ...

Tropical trees are dying faster than ever, and it's not just heat or drought to blame. Scientists have uncovered a surprising ...

Forest fragmentation—the division of large, intact woodlands into smaller patches—has emerged as a critical issue in ...

Each tropical rainforest canopy layer harbors its own unique plant and animal species interacting with the ecosystem around them. The primary tropical rainforest is divided into at least five ...

New research reveals that thunderstorms - not just drought or heat - are a major cause of rising tree deaths in tropical ...

A research team led by the University of Oxford has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems.

Tropical forests can't recover naturally without fruit-eating birds Date: April 15, 2024 ... Palm Tanager, or the Rufous-Bellied Thrush play a vital role in forest ecosystems by consuming, ...

Tropical forests are highly productive ecosystems accounting for nearly half of the global forest carbon sink. If tropical forests can no longer remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the ...