However, the fragmentation of tropical forests has restricted the movement of large birds limiting their capacity to disperse seeds and restore healthy forests. New research from the Crowther Lab ...

In 1978, renowned ecologist Dan Janzen jumped into a ravine in Costa Rica, broke three ribs, and spent the first month of the ...

Tropical fruit-eating birds are so much more than just eye candy. These wildly colored avians are also a vital part of regenerating tropical forests. Data gathered on the ground in the Atlantic ...

Riehl is the second speaker in the fall 2024 HMEI Faculty Seminar Series. Tropical forest birds are undergoing mysterious population declines, even in protected areas of primary forest. How is climate ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Tropical forest birds, which tend to have wings that are short and round relative to their body length and shape, are more sensitive to habitat fragmentation than the ...

“Also, birds are important for the overall integrity of tropical forest systems, holding down insect populations that could damage trees.” Many tropical birds spend their lives deep in the forest ...

For almost two decades, ornithologist James Zook has been collecting detailed records on nearly 430 tropical bird species found on small farms, plantations and undisturbed forests in the country.

Snorting] [Birds chirping] ♪ Once a plant becomes adult, it can switch its energies from growth to reproduction. ♪ The tropical forests of the Americas stretch from Mexico to the southern ...

Whatever the evolutionary advantage, animals' color is inextricably intertwined with their environment, be it the bright birds of the rainforest or the dull silver fish of the deep sea. And the ...

especially in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Wild birds can increase carbon potential in regenerating tropical forests by up to 38 percent. Increasing forest cover beyond 40 percent may be critical to ...