Students in the Forest Ecosystem Science program are drawn to natural and managed forest environments with a blend of curiosity and sense of responsibility. They seek both to understand forest ...

Because tomorrow needs managers, researchers, and stewards who understand how everything from tiny rodents to overall rainfall amounts are essential ecosystem components that affect our forest, our ...

All major components of our environment - land ... and biodiversity loss have detrimental effects on the very ecosystem services that support local communities, national economies, and overall human ...

It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store (sequester) more carbon. A study based at the ...

Ecosystems can be terrestrial (land-based) or aquatic (water-based), ranging from tiny ponds to vast forests ... The balance of these components is crucial for the health and sustainability ...

Second, it must be geared at reducing the severity of unnatural forest fires and reintroducing fire as a natural component of the ecosystem. Third, forests should be put on a trajectory toward ...