With the implementation of the Grain-for-Green Program, karst forest ecosystems have experienced significant challenges, including biodiversity loss and a decline in multifunctionality. To address the ...

Forests play a vital role in ecology, economy, urban planning, and social well-being, emphasising the importance of monitoring forest cover and its changes. The study evaluates the ecological impact ...

China is home to some of the world’s important forest ecosystems and global biodiversity hotspots. However, the predominance of monoculture forests has left them highly susceptible to diseases and ...

Assessing the function of forest ecosystems requires a deep understanding of the mechanisms of soil nitrogen mineralization. A study conducted by a team of researchers has shed light on how soil ...

Forests around the world are quietly transforming, and not for the better. A massive global analysis of more than 31,000 tree species reveals that forests are becoming more uniform, increasingly ...

Global land use has accelerated dramatically in recent decades, driven by intensifying anthropogenic pressures. This poses an ...

Ecological restoration is the process of reclaiming habitat and ecosystem functions by restoring the lands and waters on which plants and animals depend. Restoration is a corrective step that involves ...

This Research Topic addresses critical limitations in conventional remote sensing for monitoring terrestrial ecosystems ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Grasslands, wetlands and other nonforest ecosystems are being converted to agricultural land far faster than forests. However, they remain largely ...

A research team led by the University of Oxford has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems. The ...

A research team has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems. The results demonstrate that logging ...