Throughout history, there have been whispers of lost civilizations and ancient cities hidden deep within jungles, remote regions, and forgotten islands. These places, often thought to be mythical or ...

As the global climate continues to warm, fire seasons have intensified, and large-scale wildfires have become more frequent ...

The open-source model helps cities monitor vegetation loss in real time and plan smarter greenery investments based on ...

there are important differences between regions where fires erupt in forests with abundant vegetation fuel and regions like Southern California, where fires often burn through sparser shrubs and ...

Vegetation in Arctic tundra regions is limited due to dry conditions, poor soil quality, frigid temperatures, and permafrost. Arctic tundra plants must adapt to the cold, dark conditions of the ...

Temperate grasslands located in colder regions experience icy winters and ... remain grasslands and are not overtaken by scrub vegetation. Low to moderate precipitation in temperate grasslands ...

Getting these rules right also matters beyond California, because regulations that originate here often ripple outward to other fire-prone regions. Research into how vegetation can reduce fire ...

Twenty years of data from around the world show that areas that are not too dry and not too wet are most conducive to ...

The vegetation in northern high latitudes was ... These effects were even stronger than those caused by CO₂ decline alone in some regions. By combining geological data and climate models ...

Vegetation Ecology is a survey of physical and biological processes that control the distribution and dynamics of vegetation. Through fieldwork and individual projects, students will gain hands-on ...

Study revealed that in regions with little human impact (i.e Mongolia and Eastern Australia right on the picture) ecosystems typically contain over a third of potentially suitable species.

Scientists used satellite imagery and data to analyze vegetation levels on the Antarctic Peninsula, a long mountain chain that points north to the tip of South America, and which has been warming ...