Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. All tropical rainforests have similar characteristics including climate ...

Scientists have long been puzzled by the immense diversity of tropical rainforests, but a new study finds that both light and height are key to plant diversity. Diversity in the tropics isn’t ...

The research found that fungi regulate diversity in rainforests by making ... It helps to explain why tropical rainforests are so much more diverse than forests in temperate countries.

It's the first study to sample arthropods from every part of a tropical rainforest ... Their results suggest that the diversity within a relatively small area can give them a good idea about ...

Tropical rainforests are found near the equator ... mammals and reptiles in addition to insects), the sheer density and diversity of rainforest plants is just as impressive as the megafauna.

The rainforest and its ... a place known for its rich animal diversity, and which has attracted biologists for decades. The team ventured into the dense tropical forest armed with 24 cotton ...

Biodiversity hotspots are regions with exceptional levels of species diversity that face significant ... animals and insects ...

The state of tropical rainforests differs from one continent ... and shifts in the overall abundance and diversity of wild species. They also examined loss of tree cover from deforestation and ...

Studying the dynamics of change and its We are following a site-based approach, carrying out in-depth assessment of diversity at specific localities in tropical rainforests of Borneo and Latin America ...