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Panama forest trees are growing longer roots to survive drought

In Panama’s tropical forests, trees are quietly rewriting the rules of survival. Faced with longer, harsher dry spells, they ...
insider.si.edu

Gentry's Río Mayo plants : the tropical deciduous forest & environs of northwest Mexico / revised and edited by Paul S. Martin ... [et al.]

One folded map in pocket. Updated and amended ed. of Río Mayo plants: a study of the flora and vegetation of the valley of the Río Mayo, Sonora; published Washington, D.C., 1942. siris_sil_554741 ...
Live Science on MSN

Trees in Panama's tropical forests are growing longer roots in the face of drought

A long-term experiment reveals tropical forests in Panama are able to adapt to droughts, but scientists warn this short-term ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Why Are Giant, Ancient Tropical Trees Dying?

Scientists from an international project are racing to figure out what kills these anchors of their ecosystems—before it’s too late to save them Ellyn Lapointe - Freelance Writer When hunting for the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Above the Tropical Forest Canopy, Sensors Capture the Fluxes of Gases Between the Trees and the Atmosphere

The air moving above the forest carries valuable information about how trees absorb carbon, and what may happen in the future as global temperatures rise Vanessa Crooks The forest breathes! There is a ...
The Conversation

Some tropical trees cool their leaves to survive the heat — but not all species have ways to cope

Kali Middleby received funding from James Cook University, the Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment, and Skyrail Rainforest Foundation. Lucas Cernusak receives funding from the Australian Research ...
The Conversation

Can we sustainably harvest trees from tropical forests? Yes – here are 5 ways to do it better

Francis E Putz was funded to write this report by the US Agency for International Development and the US Forest Service International Program. Claudia Romero received funding from the United States ...
Inside Climate News

A New Tropical Forest Fund Will Pay Countries, Locals and Indigenous Tribes to Protect Their Trees

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Steve Curwood and Jenni Doering with Michael Coe, a senior scientist and tropical forest ...
Journalism in the Americas

Long-Living Tropical Trees Play Outsized Role in Carbon Storage

A group of trees that grow fast, live long lives and reproduce slowly account for the bulk of the biomass. Irene del Carmen Torres Dominguez measures the diameter of a tree on Barro Colorado Island in ...
Mongabay

Tropical forest roots show strain as changes aboveground filter below

Tropical forest plant roots have not received as much research attention as aboveground vegetation. This knowledge gap affects our understanding of how rainforests adapt to change, including their ...