New research sheds light on relationships between plants and insects in forest ecosystems Date: August 2, 2024 Source: USDA Forest Service - Pacific Southwest Research Station Summary: Researchers ...

Many plants rely on animals to reproduce, regenerate and spread. But the current sixth mass extinction is wiping out seed-dispersing wildlife that fill this role, altering entire ecosystems.

But now, the lush collection of seagrass is facing an emerging threat from invasive European green crabs.  What's happening? Cascadia Daily News reported that local researchers and ...

"The results underscore the importance of animals in maintaining healthy, carbon-rich tropical forests," says Evan Fricke, a ...

Our local forests have far fewer oak trees than were present in the 1800s and yet, of all our native trees, the oak tree is ...

Often when we think about forests being rich sources of carbon-absorption, the focus is on the trees. And while this is true and important, looking at the broader ecosystem provides clues as to how ...

Because of the incredible range of ecosystems within it, it features various species of plants, animals, insects and microorganisms.

The research team assessed the use of potential host plants at 64 sites in forests from mid-June to mid-October 2020 by checking a total of 12,000 fruits for SWD egg deposits.

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have analyzed 96 years of forest census data to better understand ...