Tropical Forests

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

Offset markets: New approach could help save tropical forests by restoring faith in carbon credits

Tree Loss Increases in Crucial Tropical Forests

Recovering tropical forests offset just one quarter of carbon emissions from new tropical deforestation and forest degradation

New study finds logged tropical forests are surprisingly vibrant and need protection

Tropical forests ravaged by logging can still have thriving ecosystems

World would be 1°C warmer without cooling effect of tropical forests

Regrown tropical forests may have short lifespans, says new study

Jungle: How Tropical Forests Shaped The World – And Us By Patrick Roberts — Review