Nesting wild pigs may help rainforest biodiversity by limiting dominant tree species and allowing rarer…
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Rainforests are dense, tropical or subtropical forests that are characterized by high levels of rainfall, typically receiving over 1750-2000 millimeters (69-78 inches) annually. These vibrant ecosystems are incredibly diverse, housing an estimated half of the world’s plant and animal species, many of which are found nowhere else on Earth. Rainforests are crucial for maintaining global biodiversity and play a vital role in regulating the Earth’s climate by absorbing vast amounts of carbon dioxide. They are commonly categorized into two types: tropical rainforests, which are found near the equator and include the Amazon and Congo rainforests, and temperate rainforests, which are found in coastal, cooler regions like the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Despite their ecological importance, rainforests face significant threats from human activities, including deforestation, logging, and agriculture, leading to habitat loss and a reduction in biodiversity.
Large animals like whales and elephants are critical to Earth’s nutrient and ecosystem balance. New…
The capacity of the Amazon forest to store carbon in a changing climate will ultimately…
Small trees that grow up in drought conditions could form the basis of more drought-resistant…
Researchers have found evidence of rainforests near the South Pole 90 million years ago, suggesting…
Large ecosystems, such as the Amazon rainforest, will collapse and disappear alarmingly quickly, once a…
High fish diversity is a good indicator of forest health. Think of the Amazon, and…
Small Mammals in South America Help Scientists See Forest-Wide Patterns “Save the rainforests” is a…
The regrowth of Amazonian forests following deforestation can happen much slower than previously thought, a…
The fires that raged across the Brazilian Amazon this summer were not ‘normal’ and large…
Throughout August and early September 2019, media around the world have reported on the extensive…
New study finds that insufficient nutrient supply has not been properly accounted for in ecosystem…
A new study indicates that the megadrought that struck the Amazon in 2010 devastated millions…
Deforestation in tropical rainforests adds more carbon dioxide to the Earth’s atmosphere than the sum…
To better understand how aerosol particles form in the Amazon, an international team of scientists…
A new study published in the journal Science suggests that humans might have played a…
Yale undergraduates participating in Yale’s Rainforest Expedition and Laboratory course had their findings on organisms…
Bornean orangutans live in tropical rainforests, but because of logging that is destroying their habitat,…