Sometimes called the planet's "lungs," the rainforests of the Amazon play an important role in regulating Earth's carbon dioxide levels. Forests thick with trees stash away CO2, lightening the load of ...

Reasons for the so-called “edge effect” – unexplained yield losses in outer corn rows that disappear in interior rows – are coming into focus, thanks to work by Iowa State University Extension field ...

The world's third-largest island is full of life: Orangutans swing from branches, pygmy elephants roam the land, and exploding ants creep along the treetops. But Borneo, a massive spot of land in ...

Mother Nature routinely sends corn growers production challenges from weeds, insects and disease. Now, she has a trick up her sleeve agronomists are referring to as the “edge effect.” It took a ...

ABSTRACT As a consequence of extensive habitat loss and fragmentation, grassland bird populations have declined substantially across much of North America. To assess management strategies for ...

A new study points to a strong 'edge effect' in marine protected areas (MPAs), sharply reducing by 60 percent the fish population living up to 1 - 1.5 km within the MPA. This significantly diminishes ...