"A forest ecosystem can be defined at a range of scales. It is a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their abiotic environment interacting as a functional unit ...

Forests provide biodiversity, ecosystem functions, income and much more. How can these diverse and seemingly diverging demands be met? An international research team led by the University of ...

A recent study has revealed that the evolutionary relatedness of trees within an ecosystem plays a crucial role in shaping ...

remote sensing and statistics is recording and analysing around 20 ecosystem functions and species groups in 11 forests in Germany.

are a type of agroforestry system that “mimic the structure and function of a natural forest ecosystem, but are designed to produce food, medicine, fiber, and other products for human use ...