Posts in Rainforests

Forests reduce flooding

Rainforests, Most PopularBill LauranceDecember 20, 2013floods, flooding, ecosystem services, rainforest, hydrologyComment

ALERT's first issue: The last lowland forest in Sumatra

RainforestsBill LauranceDecember 19, 2013Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, rainforest, tiger, rhinoceros, orangutan, elephant, deforestation, Indonesia, oil palmComment

Why we must save rainforest fragments

Why we must save rainforest fragments

All rainforests are important--even tiny patches!

RainforestsBill LauranceDecember 18, 2013habitat fragmentation, rainforest, rainforest remnants, biodiversity, landscape ecology, van Breugel et al. 2013, seed source, plant diversity, carbon storage