Regions of similar climate and dominant plant types are called biomes. This chapter describes some of the major terrestrial biomes in the world; tropical forests, savannas, deserts, temperate ...

A major new study has revealed that tropical forests across the Americas are not adapting quickly enough to climate change, ...

With their ability to store carbon, forests are often considered the lungs of the Earth, but they are vulnerable to the world ...

Kilometers above the Earth’s surface, the ozone layer protects humanity and all life from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays.

Often referred to as the "lungs of the Earth," tropical forests play a critical ... most likely due to the bigger climate swings at higher elevations. In lowland forests, changes in plant traits, such ...