A new study led by the U.S. Forest Service, with Chapman University as a key senior collaborator, published in Nature ...

With CMCC's contribution a new study and database provides scientists with an unprecedented resource for understanding how Earth's land systems ...

Native to eastern North America, the American bullfrog was first introduced to Yosemite Valley in 1955 at Ahwahnee Hotel's reflection pond. After invasion, bullfrogs outcompete native species for prey ...

"Insects are necessary for terrestrial and fresh-water ecosystems to function," study author Keith Sockman said.

Two recent international studies are poised to change the way scientists view the crucial relationship between Earth’s climate and the carbon cycle. These reports explore the global photosynthesis and ...

Pt. 1: Context. The ecosystem concept. Earth's climate system -- Pt. 2: Mechanisms. Terrestrial water and energy balance. Carbon input to terrestrial ecosystems. Terrestrial production processes.

Chapman University researchers, in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service and others, published a study in Nature Communications showing that warming tropical rainforest soils release vast amounts ...

Dominated by carbon-rich swamps and forests proliferating across Earth's rocky surface, the Carboniferous period saw a boost ...