A tropical rainforest is composed of thousands of species of long-lived trees, each with a natural history characterized by unique morphological, physiological and reproductive attributes. Very little was known about the ecological processes within these plant communities in 1980 when ecologists began to establish long-term studies to document their composition, structure and function. In one...Read More

The start of summer is just days away, which means wildfire season is also getting closer. In an effort to make this year’s wildfire season more manageable, U.S. Representative Kim Schrier is introducing a new bill that will help modernize how forest data is collected. “The climates changing, and forests are probably not able to...Read More