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Trees and the shade they provide are one of the best ways of cooling cities. But they also present challenges that are best resolved by managing this shared resource as part of an urban commons.
The Amazon will take a lifetime to recover from this year’s fires – if it ever does.
In large ecosystems, managing elephant populations so they don’t exceed a certain threshold number is arbitrary.
Remains of a 365m-year-old forest of extinct lycopsid trees has been found in China.
Forget eyecatching headlines about planting millions of new trees – natural mature forests are far better at storing carbon.
Cities around Australia have plans to increase their green space, but new research shows not all green spaces are equal. Good tree cover is better than grassed areas for residents’ mental health.
Ecological literacy is needed to guide global tree planting initiatives to avoid damaging some ecosystems.
Thirty tree species make up more than half of Australia’s urban forests. Some won’t survive climate change, so cities must plant a more diverse mix of the right species to preserve their tree cover.
Hot weather kills more Americans yearly on average than floods, tornadoes or hurricanes. Three scholars explain how cities can prepare and help residents stay cool.
Red gums connect the continental fringes of Australia with its arid heart, marching along waterways.
The species which surround a tree in a forest make up the character of its neighbourhood. Good neighbours can make forests resilient to climate change.
White cedar grows across Asia and Australia, as a hardy and resilient deciduous.
Mulga is an Aussie icon: hardy, adaptable, and absolutely everywhere.
The leaves, when boiled, can be eaten like spinach. The seeds can be roasted for a coffee substitute, and the pulp can be fermented to make beer.
Thousands of years of history tells the same story over and over: you ignore soil at your peril.
What do earthquakes, wealthy Italian families and your circulatory system have in common? Scientists use fractals, self-similarity and power laws to translate from local to global scales.
Stockwellia has links back to the epoch before Australia separated into its own continent and was mostly covered in rainforest.
Leaves fall off trees when they aren’t doing their job any more. If there isn’t enough water, the leaf can be damaged and stop working.
A new study has calculated the tremendous cost of ash dieback to the UK economy.
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology and Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University
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Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy, Tufts University
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Professor, Australian National University
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Birmingham
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Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Grinnell College
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Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Function and Integration, Western Sydney University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Associate Professor in Urban Ecosystems, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Director Australian Urban Observatory, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Research botanist at the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium of South Australia/Environment Institute, University of Adelaide
