As climate warms, old-growth forests could give birds refuge
With temperatures expected to rise over the coming decades, some bird species could find it difficult to cope and suffer declines. But researchers in the Pacific ...
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It’s tall forests, not dense ones, spotted owls prefer
In what is believed to be the largest spotted owl study in terms of area analyzed, remote sensing technology is providing a more precise look at habitat preferences ...
When privet is removed, native plants and pollinators return
Forests infested with privet invoke a kind of despair in people attuned to the problem of invasive plants. Privet invades a forest quickly, sprawling across the ...
Changes in forest condition contribute to pollinator decline
Forests in North America have changed rapidly over the past century. Before European settlement, forests were a mosaic of open pine and hardwood forests, prairies, ...
Bees Prefer Open Canopy Forests
While the decline in honey bees (genus Apis) in the United States is widely known, prompting the government to put forth strategies to protect the species, the ...