The boreal forest is the largest forest in the world, wrapping right around Earth’s entire northern hemisphere like a giant green headband. It acts as the lungs of the planet, producing much of ...

This forest community, sometimes called the mountain boreal forest, is comprised largely of conifer tree species. This forest is found at elevations above 2800-3000 feet on steep mountain ...

Permafrost in boreal regions depends on the thick blanket of soil, and shade from vegetation, to keep it from thawing during summer. However, global warming and increased forest fires are causing ...

Forest ecology is the study of all aspects of the ecology of wooded areas, including rainforest, deciduous and evergreen, temperate and boreal forest. It includes the community ecology of the ...

We study the processes and responses of boreal forest ecosystems on different levels, from the scale of tree parts and soil particles to the scale of landscape. We seek to understand how the ...

"This level of detail is essential for understanding the fine-scale dynamics of boreal ecosystems." "The fluctuations we've observed in forest cover, particularly the impact of recent wildfires ...

Levi Lundell, soil science master student in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources (AgBio), is getting to the root of a ...

And while it makes it nice and spongy to walk on these pine needles don’t decay easily, which means that the soil is poor and acidic. Lots of animals inhabit this coniferous forest, including ...

A wild boar killed above the tree line in north-central Saskatchewan is evidence feral pigs continue migrating across the Prairies and into the Boreal forest, says a professor who has studied the ...

Fast-growing trees don't always store more carbon. In tough environments, slow but resilient species store more.