By Mark Kinver http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18674808 Leaves are getting narrower on some plant species as a result of changes to the climate, a study has suggested. A team of Australian researchers studies specimens from the wild and from herbarium collections stretching back more than 120 years. Analysis of the herbarium samples found […]
Forest Ecosystems
In White Beech: the Rainforest Years, Germaine Greer is on a mission to save the ecology of South Australia. by Richard Maybey. http://www.newstatesman.com/2014/01/wood-of-ones-own Like it or not, Australia is now a laboratory for a gigantic experiment in biological multiculturalism, a schemata of future ecosystems that are liable to occur more and more […]
A Wood Of One’s Own
It all began with a tree. One homeowner wanted it cut down and the other didn’t. The problem is that the tree is situated on their shared backyard property boundary. In the City of Toronto, the private tree by-law regulates the removal of trees over 30 cm in trunk diameter […]
Why Saving the Humewood Maple Matters
For many people, thinking about the future conjures images from movies like Blade Runneror Mad Max: a post-apocalyptic dystopia stripped of nature and human kindness. We seem drawn to that flame, but it’s a dangerous fixation. There are many reasons for the attraction – global threats to the environment, economic hard times, […]
Forward to Nature: New Nature Movement Isn’t About ‘Going Back’ ...
Study: Drought Pushing World’s Trees to Their Limits November 21, 2012 – News Release Most of the world’s trees – including rainforest species – live close to their “safety threshold” for coping with water stress, leaving them vulnerable to effects of droughts caused by climate change. That’s the finding of a […]