The natural world is a finely-tuned balance of biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving) components that shape our environments. Various biotic factors directly affect processes like population growth, ...

for AGB in each category of abiotic and biotic drivers were selected (Supplementary Figure 11). The models tested in this study provide new and additional insights into the relationship between ...

It's a question out of fantasy fiction: can trees talk to each other? But by monitoring VOCs, forest ecologists have learned ...

2016). As an essential part of N cycling in forest ecosystems (Farooq et al., 2021b), N mineralization is influenced by different biotic and abiotic factors, including forest types (Hobbie, 2015), ...

Through field-based inquiry over the semester, students learn about biotic and abiotic factors controlling aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, and demonstrate their understanding by creating lessons ...

One of South America’s largest ecosystems saw an increase in deforestation last year, with agriculture, livestock and fires contributing the most to the destruction of native dry forests. The problem ...

Explore the surprising shift in Colorado forests as they begin releasing more carbon than they absorb, affecting climate ...

Articles may report work related to any forest ecosystems worldwide, including plantations and natural forests. Forestry-related topics are covered that apply biological and social knowledge to ...

Kevin Lynch is a London-born, Dublin-based writer and journalist. The author of Steve Jobs: A Biographic Portrait, Kevin is a regular feature writer for a number of tech sites and the former ...