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Seminole Bats on the Move
Seminole bats are migrating farther and farther north, most likely because of climate change. Photo by Libby Porter, Wikimedia Commons. Over the past 48 years, Seminole bats (Lasiurus seminolus) have...
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Eucalyptus Freezes in the Piedmont
When a cold snap killed the Eucalyptus benthamii saplings, no one was surprised. As relative electrolyte leakage results predicted, temperatures below -13.4°C were fatal to the Eucalyptus benthamii...
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Amphibian Life Cycles and Climate Change
Male amphibians, such as this Gulf Coast Toad, vocalize as an advertisement to females during the breeding season. Saenz and his team recorded these calls to assess population and phenological trends....
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Barriers to Bioenergy?
Schelhas considered two aspects of the way people think when interviewing stakeholders: mental models, which describe the individual thinking process, and cultural models, which describe shared...
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Study Wins Water Resources Research Editor’s Choice Award
A recent paper on the complex interactions between climate change and water resources has won a prominent award. Photo by ForestWander, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Over the last three decades,...
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Coastal Forests Face Rising Sea Levels, Increased Salinity
The Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula in North Carolina is projected to lose about half of its land area to open water with a three-foot rise in sea level. Photo courtesy of NC Wetlands. Ghost forests...
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Hardwood-Cypress Swamps, Unlikely Fire Hazards
Pine flatwood forest in Florida. This forest type typically burns every few years and is necessary to sustain the forest’s health. Photo by Scott Zona, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. In parts of the...
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Water Supply from Southern State and Private Forest Lands
State and private forest lands in the South supply at least some portion of drinking water for 55 million southerners – and 1.8 million people outside the region. Photo by Patrick Mueller, via...
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Fires change forests
Fire frequency on the 29 research sites ranged from approximately one fire every decade to one fire per year, with an average of one fire every three years. Photo by Mike McMillan, USDA Forest...
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Breaking it down with insects: Deadwood decomposition across the globe
To measure decomposition rates, the study used mesh cages to prevent insects from consuming wood in some areas and allowed insects unlimited access in other areas. USDA Forest Service photo by Michael...
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Climate change worsens heatwaves
Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, California. Photo by Eric Hunt, used with permission. Since the 1980s, climate change has increased the impact of heatwaves. They arrive earlier, last...
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Chinese tallow leaf litter negatively affects frogs
The white fruits of the Chinese tallow tree, which give it the common name popcorn tree, were used by Daniel Saenz in his childhood as sling shot ammunition. The oily fruits are also used in soap...
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Air, wind, and fire
Imagine water flowing smoothly down a river. When it hits a rock, the flow of the water moves and bends, creating turbulence. Air moves in a similar fashion as it flows through a forest and encounters...
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