forest ecology

Trees Communicate Via a Vast Underground Network of Fungi

This may completely change the way we interact with forests.

Ants Thriving in Newly Renovated Homes

A species of wood ants observed in the North York Moors National Park, UK, are thriving in forests where non-native trees have been planted over the past 60 years. This suggests that we could help forest-dependent species rebuild their homes.

NW and Amphibians: Early View of 2070?

In addition to the raging wildfires, the Pacific Northwest lowlands are experiencing devastation in mountain pond habitats as a result of climate change. According to recent forecast models, this just may be new norm that amphibians have to get used to.

Great Escape! An Agouti Gives Slip to Zoo

An attractive, housecat-sized rodent chewed through its enclosure fence at D.C.'s National Zoo this week. This type of animal also plays cat-and-mouse with the wild cat, the ocelot, in South America.