How fire, people and history shaped the South's iconic longleaf pine forests

For thousands of years, one tree species defined the cultural and ecological identity of what is now the American South: the ...
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Forests with robust animal populations store four times as much carbon

Tropical forests populated with a diversity of seed-dispersing animals can accumulate carbon up to four times as fast as fragmented forests where these animals are absent or their movement is ...

Why deforestation matters—and what we can do to stop it

Removing trees deprives the forest of portions of its canopy, which blocks the sun’s rays during the day and retains heat at ...
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How Animals From North and South Evolved Differently?

Evolution difference, animal adaptation, and climate influence are major factors that explain why animals from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres look, behave, and survive differently. Each ...