Irruptions bring surprise visitors from the far north to your feeders—an opportunity to witness one of birding’s great ...

With many ungulate populations increasing across the northern hemisphere it is important to develop a general theory for how these animals can be expected to impact their habitats. Here we present the ...

Public Interest Boreal forest stores more carbon than tropical forests, MSU Smithsonian exhibit shows Published: Apr. 15, 2023, 8:00 a.m.

Historically, fires in North American boreal forests have led to coniferous trees being supplanted by deciduous trees, which are faster growing, take up more carbon and reflect more light, leading ...

Forest composition change and biophysical climate feedbacks across boreal North America. Nature Climate Change, 2023; DOI: 10.1038/s41558-023-01851-w ...

Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) derived from plant litter plays an important role in the ecosystem carbon balance and soil biogeochemistry. However, in boreal coniferous forests no integrated ...