News of the Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group
News
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The evenness of tree species abundance is key to increasing forest growth
- High forest productivity (the increase of biomass) is not only the result of how many different tree species occur in a forest, but also how abundant... -
Fingerprint of wood can help fight illegal trade
- The chemical composition of tropical timber, for example, used for bridges or in window frames, reveals where the trees were growing. This can help to... -
Marielos Peña-Claros appointed co-chair of Science Panel for the Amazon
- The Science Panel for the Amazon is the first high-level science initiative dedicated to the Amazon. The Panel was established to assess the current... -
Europe's forests increasingly under pressure from climate-driven disturbances
- European forests are being increasingly affected by natural disturbances, a new ground-based observation study shows. An international team of forest... -
More than 2 million photos provide important insight into mammal behavior
- Most of us are active in the day and sleep at night. We favour daylight while darkness poses constraint. Animals too have to balance their use of time... -
Call for action for supporting forest restoration around the globe
- Forest scientists are calling for a ‘decade of global action’ to restore forests across the planet. This is one of the messages in a...