Woody vines, known as lianas, compete intensely with trees and their numbers are on the rise in many tropical forests around the world. A new study at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI ...

Natural forest regeneration is hailed as a cost-effective way to restore biodiversity and sequester carbon. However, the fragmentation of tropical forests has restricted the movement of large birds ...

To address this question, the authors tracked fruit consumption, seed dispersal, and seed viability for the forest tree Platymitra macrocarpa, a member of the Annonaceae (custard apple) family, which ...

Dublin, Aug. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Fruit and Vegetable Seeds Market - Forecast (2020 - 2025)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global Fruit and vegetable ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Tropical fruit-eating birds are so much more than just eye candy ...

Growing pawpaw in Invercargill and bananas in Waikato is not such a weird idea these days, a tropical fruit tree grower says. Aaron McCloy of Far North Tropicals is sending his warmth-loving plants ...

Moving beyond mimicry, biologically inspired artificial materials can be simpler in design yet more powerful in function than their natural analogues. A tropical fruit seed serves as a guide to making ...

Experimental approaches to study seed dispersal of the Brazil nut tree have hitherto relied on exposed seeds deposited on the forest floor. Here we use a new method to study the natural dispersal by ...

In January and February of this year, the Amazon lost 70 percent more ground than it did in the first two months of 2019. Under Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, laxer environmental regulations that ...

DUBLIN, Aug. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Fruit and Vegetable Seeds Market - Forecast (2020 - 2025)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global Fruit and vegetable seeds ...

Fruit-eating bats play a vital role in helping nature reclaim abandoned agricultural land Light pollution could affect the regeneration of tropical rainforests because it disrupts the behaviour of ...