Meta-analysis is used to compare the patterns of the tree and the herb layers in a Central-European deciduous hardwood forest. Vegetation patterns are represented by distance matrices and dendrograms.

Mary Jo DiLonardo has worked in print, online, and broadcast journalism for 25 years and covers nature, health, science, and animals. Young trees sometimes have smooth bark that's unbroken by ridges.

This backyard forest garden is comprised of seven layers, creating a self-sustaining ecosystem. Many people mistakenly think that ecological gardening, which involves growing a wide range of edible ...

Wild and overgrown, Christopher Shein's incredibly productive South Berkeley garden couldn't be more different from the traditional vegetable plot. There are no straight rows of carrots, no orderly ...

Scientists are turning their eyes towards a curious new subject to better understand mass extinctions of Earth's history: a bonsai-like pine tree. Like many investigations into the environment, ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — There are some mixed updates for Lahaina’s banyan tree, according to the Maui County Arborist Committee chairman. MCAC chairman and Treecovery founder Duane Sparkman said Thursday ...