How Climate Change Is Altering Forest Ecosystems Worldwide

How Climate Change Is Altering Forest Ecosystems Worldwide

Forests have always dealt with change. Droughts come and go, fires reshape landscapes, insects attack trees, and species gradually move as environmental conditions shift. What is different today is the speed and scale at which many of these pressures are changing. Climate change is altering forest ecosystems around the world through rising temperatures, changing rainfall … Read more

How Temperature and Rainfall Shape Forest Ecosystems

How Temperature and Rainfall Shape Forest Ecosystems

Why does a tropical rainforest look completely different from a boreal forest, even though both are dominated by trees? A large part of the answer comes down to two basic climate factors: temperature and rainfall. Together, they influence how quickly trees grow, which species can survive, how long the growing season lasts, how much water … Read more