Trees for carbon
Trees, as part of their life cycle, are able to capture atmospheric CO2 and "store" it in structures such as wood, roots or leaves, or incorporate it into the soil. Therefore, when a forest disappears, not only it stops absorbing…
International working group met at Leipzig to study tropical Andean diversity
Last week, a team of researchers from different parts of the world met at the German Center for Biodiversity Research (iDIV) in Leipzig (Germany) to put forward new studies to improve our understanding of Andean tropical montane forests diversity and…
IV Meeting of the Tropical Biology Group (REDTROP)
Last Thursday 30th of November and Friday 1st of December, a group of researchers and students from different institutions meet to celebrate the IV meeting of the (Spanish) Tropical Biology Group (REDTROP). The workshop was very interesting, with presentations about…
Not all that glitters is “forest”
Recently, it has been published in Science a study that assess the global extent of dryland biomes, with a particular focus on their forests (The Global Dryland Assessment of Forests). This work, published by Jean-François Bastin and colleagues, shows that…
Starting a new European research project
Luis Cayuela and Norma Salinas have met in Lima, together with other colleagues, in the context of the kick-off meeting of a new european research project entitled “Geographic variation in the impacts of land use changes on ecosystem stability” (ELAC2015/T01-0880).…