Imagine removing every forest from the planet tomorrow. The obvious loss would be trees and wildlife, but the consequences would reach much further. Water cycles would change, soils would become more vulnerable to erosion, enormous stores of carbon would be affected, and countless species would lose their habitats. Communities that depend on forests for water, … Read more
Walk into a forest and the first things you probably notice are the living ones. Tall trees stretch toward the sunlight, birds move between branches, insects crawl under leaves, and perhaps a squirrel disappears behind a trunk. But a forest is shaped by much more than the organisms we can see. Sunlight, temperature, rainfall, soil, … Read more
A forest may look peaceful from the outside, but underneath that quiet green canopy, thousands of biological and physical processes are happening at the same time. Trees compete for sunlight, fungi exchange nutrients with plant roots, insects break down organic material, animals move seeds, and microorganisms recycle dead matter back into the soil. Understanding how … Read more