A study led by Associate Professor Kelton McMahon at University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography has found that food webs on tropical reefs are more fragile than we once thought.

An international study led by the University of Liège proposes a new map of the potential for natural vegetation on Earth, ...

More than 96% of deforestation, or human-caused, permanent removal of forest cover, occurs in the tropics.

Boreal ecology is the study of ecosystems in the subarctic (boreal) zone of the Northern hemisphere. These areas are dominated by coniferous forest, generally have permafrost soils, and occur ...

July in southwest Colorado is a showcase of precious summer in her full majesty. From alpine tundra to forests of spruce, ...