Trees are the main structure of forests ecosystems therefore, foresters focus on studying them in different aspects (Taxonomy, Wood anatomy, Pathology, Physiology, Re-productivity , etc.…..) , Trying to have the complete understanding of the forestsContinue reading
Tag: Old Forest
Tree rings indicate: World has been cooling for 2000 years
In 2012, an international team of scientists published a study, where they reconstructed climate in northern Europe for the past 2 000 years. For the first time, the cooling trend was calculated precisely. Read moreContinue reading
Tropical forest found in Norway
Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago, in the Arctic Ocean. Recently, researchers from the United Kingdom discovered fossilized tropical forest. Forest is around 380 million years old, and comes from the times when Svalbard was nearContinue reading
50,000 years old forest discovered under water
Near the coast of Alabama, scuba divers discovered a primeval underwater forest. The cypress forest was protected in an oxygen-free environment for more than 50 thousands years. Most likely, the forest was uncovered from oceanContinue reading
300-Million-Year Old Forest preserved like Pompeii
Have you imagined how the forest 300 million years ago looked like? Scientists from USA and China found an old forest buried intact under a coal mine near Wuda, in Inner Mongolia, China. The ancient forest is almostContinue reading