Over half the tropical moist forest cover worldwide has been cleared (Asner et al. 2009) and much of the remaining forest is affected by fragmentation, selective logging, and overhunting of large ...

We are now in the middle of the sixth mass extinction, caused by our emergence as a planet-shaping force. Species are going extinct far faster than the average natural rate of loss.

Tropical rainforests are hot ... Selective logging protects the rest of the forest. Replanting Replanting areas of lost forest can help repair the damage already done. Deforestation of rainforests ...

Generally speaking, height, density, and species diversity decreases from warm, wet climates to cool ... terrestrial biomes in the world; tropical forests, savannas, deserts, temperate grasslands ...

Lightning strikes may kill hundreds of millions of trees every year, but one tropical tree has evolved to benefit from the ...