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 ...

An impressive fact about the Amazon Rainforest is its age, believed to have formed over 55 million years ago. This makes it one of the oldest ecosystems on our planet, a living museum of ...

Fire is a natural, vital component of most western forest ecosystems. In dry forest types like ponderosa pine, fire was historically present as a frequent, low-intensity disturbance. Fire is necessary ...

It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store, or "sequester," more carbon. A new study based at the University of Michigan Biological Station untangled carbon ...

Learn about what threatens the wet, layered forest and what you can do to help. 2 min read More than half of Earth’s rain forests have already been lost due to the human demand for wood and ...

Trekking through the Amazon rainforest is something that’s high ... This clip is from the series Ecosystems and Biomes. This could be used as an introduction to rainforests.

This breakthrough is especially important in the water world of kelp forests, a highly valuable ecosystem that is threatened by warming waters and rising storms as the climate heats up.

The Forest Ecosystem Science degree is based on a vision that combines professional competency in forest management skills with an enhanced understanding of ecological sciences. Students interested in ...