A new study shows that most native European temperate forest plants are adapted to semi-open, light-filled woodlands – formed over millions of years by the influence of large, free-ranging herbivores ...

Temperate forests comprise complex networks of interactions among plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms that underpin ecosystem structure and function. Key processes include herbivory, predation, ...

An international research team led by the University of Vienna has produced, for the first time, high-resolution global maps of invasion risk for thousands of alien plant species under current ...

Whether in a desert, the savanna, or a tropical rainforest, plants have an important role in the ecological processes of Earth’s biomes. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore these ...

Work is underway to restore one of Northern Ireland’s rarest and most precious woodland habitats – temperate rainforest – at Lenamore Wood, near Gortin in Omagh.

Before Homo sapiens arrived, Europe's forests were not dense and dark but shaped by open and light-rich woodland landscapes. A new study from Aarhus University shows that most native forest plants are ...