Of these ecosystems, those dominated by plants (e.g., tundra, deciduous and coniferous forest, rain forest, grasslands ... Consequently, even in tropical rainforests characterized by complex ...

A NASA plane came to Panama to acquire aerial images to inform scientists about the diversity of tropical ecosystems. At the ...

Scientists have found that a mere 30 species of trees in the Cerrado -- the world's largest and most floristically diverse savanna -- account for nearly half of all its trees. The 'hyperdominance' by ...

Rain forest restoration holds much promise ... but is not a substitute for preserving intact forest. Aa Aa Aa Tropical forests are highly diverse ecosystems located within 23.5º N or S of the ...

Termites—infamous for their ability to destroy wood—are rarely welcomed into rainforests that have been painstakingly ...

Ecologists are investigating the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical forests. Insects, the most abundant and diverse group ... insects from the rainforest canopy.

Trekking through the Amazon rainforest is something that’s high up on many travellers’ ‘to do’ lists. But this is not the only tropical ... is from the series Ecosystems and Biomes.

New data from a non-profit reveals that humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest ... can fully sustain its ecosystem, he said.

Millions of years ago, Australia once had a tropical wet rainforest, and the ecosystem had rich and abundant diversity. However, the land faced a sudden and drastic change in climate, causing the ...