How Do Tree Species Link Fungal Partners Across a Large-Scale Forest Ecosystem?

In a study published in Science China Life Sciences, a team surveyed hyper-diverse fungal communities in approximately 500 paired leaf and soil samples. These samples were associated with 55 tree species that are located over 2,000 kilometer span of mountain forests in eastern China. Researchers say that it was easy. They spent two whole years completing […]

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Urban Trees Rooted in Redlining and Environmental Justice

A University of Maryland-led team discovered that trees in Baltimore reflect the city’s history of institutionalized racism. However, there is a positive note. They have discovered that there have been more recent efforts to counter environmental injustice. Funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this research is the latest contribution […]

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Environmental Scientists Explain Why So Many Tree Species Going Extinct Is So Bad For the Planet

A team of environmental scientists has written a follow-up paper to their study published last year that warned Us about approximately one-third of tree species around the world being in danger of extinction. In this new paper, published in the journal Plants, People, Planet, the group explains why the loss of so many tree species is […]

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