A new study published in the journal Soil Ecology Letters, shows the importance of old termite mounds as habitats for a wide ...

The USDA is rolling back a 2001 rule that protected state land in the Cherokee National Forest in East Tennessee and the Land ...

Ecologists examined the distribution patterns of canopy soils, and their soil properties, across Costa Rican forests. The researchers suggest canopy soil may store more carbon than previously thought.

Aug. 4, 2023 — Ecologists examined the distribution patterns of canopy soils, and their soil properties, across Costa Rican forests. The researchers suggest canopy soil may store more carbon ...

The Forest Preserve property tax rate will decrease about 27 percent this year, reducing the amount Will County residents pay ...

Tropical forests exchange more CO 2 with the atmosphere than any other terrestrial biome and store nearly one-third of global soil carbon stocks. Tropical terrestrial ecosystems also have the ...

American forests are important sources of carbon sequestration, storing millions of tons of carbon dioxide each year. However, a unique experiment led by Peter Reich, University of Michigan professor ...

Frequent forest fires and agricultural expansion are degrading soil health in the southern Brazilian Amazon. This results in lasting damage to carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) stocks, as well as to the ...

New soil testing has found high levels of lead in the soil at wildfire-destroyed homes that federal cleanup crews had determined to be cleared of such contaminants, according to Los Angeles County.

The sound of restored soil: Using ecoacoustics to measure soil biodiversity in a temperate forest restoration context. Restoration Ecology , e13934. doi: 10.1111/rec.13934 Korzekwa, K. (2015).

Food forests may be grown on private properties, vacant lots, parks, or other open spaces in otherwise urban environments. This helps residents by forming a food production system within the ...