wildfire Archives « Botany One

Snow cover is reducing in the Pacific Northwest, and so too is the niche for evergreen trees in the region

Snow cover can delay the growing season of plants, but reducing it can also have negative consequences.

This heavily drained section of bog outside Fort McMurray, Alta., populated by larger black spruce trees, burned more severely than moderately drained and undrained sections

Fort McMurray researchers find forests highlight the high fire risk areas

The larger the tree, the drier the peat and so the greater the fire risk.

Savanna fire, an increasingly rare sight in parts of the Cerrado.

Expanding forests can be bad news for the environment

You might think that increasing forest cover is good news in Brazil, but that’s not always the case, according to a new study.