Biogeography

Biogeography is the study of the distribution of animals.

Mule Deer Create Mental Maps Of Migration Routes

Katarina Samurović

During their seasonal migrations, large grazing mammals like deer are able to easily navigate the state of Wyoming.

Structurally Complex Forests Better At Carbon Capture, Study Shows

Katarina Samurović

Researchers have discovered that structurally diverse forests are better at carbon sequestration that monocultures.

Studies Show Acid Rain May Make Trees Thirstier

Elizabeth Borneman

The Forest Service created an artificial environment in a forest in West Virginia to study how acid rain could influence processes in that forest.

Caltrans Plans to Build the World’s Largest Wildlife Crossing in California

Caitlin Dempsey

With a proposed design spanning 200 feet (61 meters) across the 101 freeway, Caltrans in Southern California is moving along with plans to build the world's largest wildlife crossing and the first of its kind near a major city.

Non-diverse tree populations like this orange grove can potentially make drought conditions worse. Photo: Cynthia Mendoza, USDA, Fresno Harlen Ranch in Fresno, CA, 2014, public domain.

New Findings on How Trees Impact Droughts

Katarina Samurović

Recently published research looked at the question of, "Instead of looking at how drought affects the forest, how might this go the other way around?"