Tropical Forests

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature.

Read more in the app

Le satellite Biomass dévoile les mondes cachés sous la canopée des forêts tropicales, une première -- The Biomass satellite reveals the worlds hidden beneath the canopy of tropical forests, a world first

New fossils from Earth's most famous extinction show climate tipping point was crossed. The collapse of tropical forests during Earth's most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming which followed.

Study reveals why birds sing more at dawn in tropical forests - EurekAlert!

Tropical forests are heating up. Can they cope?

Tropical forests aren’t keeping pace with climate change - EurekAlert!

Tropical forests in the Americas are struggling to keep pace with climate change

Humans were living in tropical forests surprisingly early

Nutrient enrichment: an emerging threat to tropical forests - EurekAlert

Study shows natural regrowth of tropical forests has immense potential to address environmental concerns - EurekAlert

Study shows natural regrowth of tropical forests has immense potential to address environmental concerns

Canopy plants such as orchids and ferns have an outsized role in moving water through tropical forests. They suck up cloud moisture and slowly drip it down to the forest floor. Yet, with climate change, these delicate plants are drying up, threatening to alter the vital rainforest water cycle.

Phytochemical diversity and herbivory are higher in tropical forests: Study - EurekAlert

Tropical forests adjust strategies to thrive even when soils are nutrient poor - EurekAlert

Tropical forests adjust strategies to thrive even when soils are nutrient poor

Tropical forests can't recover naturally without fruit-eating birds

Tropical forests can't recover naturally without fruit eating birds - EurekAlert

A new perspective on the temperature inside tropical forests

Botanical Breakthrough: Scientists Map the Backbone Species of Tropical Forests

See the world's tropical forests illuminated in stunning new show

'Alien' wasps thriving in tropical forests