Trekking here takes you into the land of rare wildlife including gorillas and forest elephants. The dense canopy keeps the ...

The inaccessibility of African montane forests has hindered efforts to quantify the carbon stored by these ecosystems. A remarkable survey fills this knowledge gap, and highlights the need to ...

Biodiversity Of Southernmost Forests And Tundra Ecosystems. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2007 / 10 / 071024123233.htm ...

Montane forests, known as biodiversity hotspots, are among the ecosystems facing threats from climate change. To comprehend potential impacts of climate change on birds in these forests ...

Between 2001 and 2014, about 5 million hectares (about 12.3 million acres) of woody vegetation has been cleared in the tropical and subtropical Andes, altering mountain forests and their ecosystem ...

Nestled in the eastern edge of Sri Lanka’s Uva province, Nilgala stands out as a landscape of remarkable ecological and ...

Shifting cultivation is expanding into intact forest frontiers in Laos, triggering a spike in associated carbon emissions, according to a new study based on satellite data. As the dominant land ...

Deforestation in Africa’s montane forests is driving a sharper rise in temperatures and cloud levels than climate change alone, endangering water resources in these critical ecosystems that ...

More information: Baba Imoro Musah et al, Drivers of toxic element accumulation in terrestrial ecosystems across elevational gradients, Ecological Indicators (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113446 ...

As the world celebrates the International Day of Forests on March 21, South Africa's forest landscapes showcase the remarkable diversity and essential role of these unique ecosystems.

Tropical montane forests are unique ecosystems that can start at about 150-200 m and reach up to 3,500 m high up on mountains around the ... Tamang B, et al. Bird communities in a selectively logged ...

Montane is a term for a forest on mid-level elevations on mountains. ... Understanding Forest Ecosystems and Biodiversity. Butternut, a Common Tree in North America.