In a 2012 file photo, Alaska's boreal forest, also known as taiga, stretches to the horizon. (Loren Holmes / ADN file photo) Boreal forest covers much of central Alaska.

A new study has introduced a powerful tool for analyzing satellite imagery of boreal forests (also known as “Taiga” in North America), offering unprecedented insights into the health and dynamics of ...

Forest Area Fluctuations: The coniferous forest area in North America increased by 5.62% between 2018-2023 compared to 1984-1991. However, it decreased by 4.85% from its peak in 1992-2001.

Also known as the northern forest - or in Russia as the taiga - this is the world's largest terrestrial biome, stretching in a broad green band across northern Europe, Asia and North America ...

Restricted plant diversity limits carbon recapture after wildfire in warming boreal forests. Communications Earth & Environment, 2024; 5 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01333-7 ...

On the ground, they used the University of Helsinki’s Hyytiälä Forestry Field Station, which is in taiga (boreal forest) about 200 km north of Helsinki. Over a seven-year period, the station has ...