Professor Jens-Christian Svenning with a specimen of the species Aspidosperma polyneuron in Argentina. The tree is an example of one of the “slow” species that are declining despite their high ...

In Panama’s tropical forests, trees are quietly rewriting the rules of survival. Faced with longer, harsher dry spells, they are reallocating energy below ground, extending roots deeper into the soil ...

When you walk through a forest, it may feel like a static setting where very little is happening. But trees are constantly interacting and reacting to each other as they grow. There’s intense ...

A growing dominance of fast-growing tree species is reshaping forests worldwide, potentially weakening ecosystem stability, biodiversity and long-term carbon storage, according to a major new global ...

The backbone of forests is under threat The most threatened species are often slow-growing specialists, as Svenning describes them. These are trees with thick leaves, dense wood, and long lifespans, ...