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A Forest Under Fire
The boreal forest, or taiga, occupies more than 11 percent of Earth’s land surface. It is the largest terrestrial biome on the planet. Consisting largely of conifers, it is also home to vast ...
In Taiga, the Finland-based media artist Leena Lehti crafts a visceral ‘elegy’ to the boreal forests of her region. Created by Lehti without the use of a camera, the piece pairs animations of regional ...
SANTA CRUZ — Defending champion Filip Jakubcik of University of Arizona and Taiga Kobayashi of Japan’s Nihon University were among the 15 players who shot under par in the opening round of ...
From ventilation strategies and ecological disruption in tropical rainforests to fire resilience in temperate forests and foundation typologies in boreal regions, the following insights highlight ...
Lake ecosystems can receive high inputs of terrestrial organic matter (t-OM) that microbes make available to higher trophic ...
An overhead view of an overwintering fire smouldering in a boreal forest. Photo Credit: The Canadian Press KITCHENER, ONT. — A new study from Wilfrid Laurier University examined the impacts of ...
Russia’s remote eastern taiga forests, or ‘snow forests’, are this cat’s northernmost reach, home to the Amur tiger. There is a small population in neighbouring China and it is uncertain whether there ...
Trees are essential allies in the fight against desertification, pollution and climate change — and Delhi is currently conducting a massive tree census.
Easter Sunday marks the closing day for Boreal Mountain California ski resort. For skiers and snowboarders, there's no better feeling than kicking off your boots after a day on the mountain.
A Finnish-Dutch research group has examined the terrestrial reliance of 19 consumer groups from 35 boreal lakes using ... while high forest coverage promotes consumer allochthony," says ...