Temperate rainforests are among the rarest habitats on Earth, supporting unique biodiversity and providing vital benefits ...

Climate change, environmental pollution or land use changes – there are numerous influences threatening biodiversity in forests around the globe. The resulting decrease in biodiversity is a matter of ...

A NEW report is calling for protection and restoration to help the South West’s temperate rainforests thrive.

When it comes to the world’s climate, in the past decade, Earth keeps sending us its summer siren’s call. Annually, it’s mostly been a case of heeding the heat, and repeat. According to NASA, nineteen ...

Climate models suggest that forest fires drive global warming by releasing greenhouse gases. The resulting climate change then lengthens the forest fire season and increases the number of fires each ...

Up to two thirds of the world’s temperate rainforests could fall victim to climate change by the year 2100 according to a new study by researchers at the University of Leeds. In the first ever ...

The roles of climate and competition in relation to the structure of temperate zone lizard communities were investigated. Lizard species richness was positively related to mean January temperature, ...

Climate change impacts to Earth’s ‘life zones’ are projected to triple if emission rates are not massively reduced, and this will have a significant impact on life and biodiversity. Research from the ...

Information on the onset of leaf senescence in temperate deciduous trees and comparisons on its assessment methods are limited, hampering our understanding of autumn dynamics. We compare five field ...