Tropical forests are found in areas centered on the ... This high productivity is sustained despite heavily leached, nutrient poor soils, because of the high decomposition rates possible in ...

Tropical forest conservation efforts should first focus ... and lower humidity), limited soil nutrients, and high seed predation/seedling herbivory (reviewed by Holl 2002). The importance of ...

New research from the University of Bremen reveals that tropical soils may release far more carbon dioxide than previously ...

and soil data, to predict variations in 13 tree traits and map the functional diversity of tropical forests. They found that forests in the Americas, Africa, and Asia each use different parts of ...

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.

Boreal forests store nearly double the carbon of tropical forests, mostly underground in carbon-rich soil and peatland. Boreal regions are also underlain by vast swaths of permafrost ...

Linkages between carbon sequestration, soil fertility and hydrology in dryland Acacia senegal ... Domestication of an indigenous tropical forest tree: Silvicultural and socio-economic studies on Iroko ...

Tropical rainforests lie along ... There are many causes of rainforest deforestation, which leads to loss of habitats, soil erosion, flooding and global warming. International agreements, 'debt ...