Plants need light to grow. However, due to excess nutrients and/or the absence of herbivores less light can reach lower vegetation layers in grasslands. Consequently, few fast-growing species dominate ...

Drone image of swidden fields in rainforests of Belize, taken as part of the study of slash-and-burn agriculture impact on biodiversity. The slash-and-burn agriculture practiced by many Indigenous ...

A new study suggests that the loss of plant species due to climate change and human activities could release vast amounts of stored carbon into the atmosphere, potentially accelerating climate change.

Planting forests with diverse species can help ensure their success, according to a new study published May 18 from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) and The Nature Conservancy. The ...

BELIZE -- The tour guide's strong caution jolted me from a nap and elicited rapt attention as a 45-minute journey through nondescript countryside neared conclusion. "Apply bug spray as soon as you get ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 117, No. 33 (August 18, 2020), pp. 20027-20037 (11 pages) Research on global patterns of diversity has been ...

The slash-and-burn agriculture practiced by many Indigenous societies across the world can actually have a positive impact on forests, according to a new study done in Belize. Researchers found that ...