The effects of a phenomenon called tree masting on ecosystems and food webs can be better understood thanks to new theoretical models validated by real world observations. The effects of a phenomenon ...

The Monitoring, Analysis and Modeling area of study focuses on the application of statistical and operations research methods and techniques used to sample, describe and predict how individual trees, ...

When a heat wave settles over a city, the difference between a sweltering afternoon and a bearable one can come down to a single row of mature trees casting shade across a stretch of sidewalk. Yet ...

When building computer models of the ecosystems that cover the earth’s surface, it is tempting to incorporate sweeping generalizations in your calculations. The difficulty, of course, is that there is ...

The number of trees killed could increase in the future According to their estimates, lightning kills about 320 million trees annually, accounting for 2.1% to 2.9% of all plant biomass loss annually.

A new model aims to predict genetic changes that have unintended consequences in trees that researchers genetically modify. It could pave the way for more efficient research in the fields of both ...

Cornell researchers' "leaf-level" visualization of every tree in New York City—and how much shade each provides—could inform new strategies for mitigating extreme heat there, and in other cities ...