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old growth
December 1, 2022

Old-growth trees more drought tolerant than younger ones, providing a buffer against climate change

Contact: Jim Erickson ANN ARBOR—A new analysis of more than 20,000 trees on five continents shows that old-growth trees are more drought tolerant than younger trees in the forest canopy and may be...

Growing saplings
August 10, 2022

Study: Even modest climate change may lead to sweeping changes in northernmost forests

ericksn@umich.edu ANN ARBOR—Even relatively modest climate warming and associated precipitation shifts may dramatically alter Earth's northernmost forests, which constitute one of the planet's largest...

Peter Reich
May 3, 2022

Reich ranked No. 1 among top scientists for 2022

Peter Reich, director of the Institute for Global Change Biology at the U-M School for Environment and Sustainability, has been ranked the No. 1 ecology and evolution scientist in the world and in the...

foggy jungle
April 14, 2022

Researchers find declining nitrogen availability in a nitrogen-rich world

Contact: Jim Erickson Since the mid-20th century, research and discussion has focused on the negative effects of excess nitrogen on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. However, new evidence indicates...

Mixed mountain forest of Norway spruce, silver fir and European beech in the Bavarian Alps, Germany.
January 31, 2022

Number of Earth's tree species estimated to be 14% higher than currently known, with some 9,200 species yet to be discovered

ANN ARBOR—A new study involving more than 100 scientists from across the globe and the largest forest database yet assembled estimates that there are about 73,000 tree species on Earth, including...

Dr. Peter Reich Named Director of U-M Institute for Global Change Biology; Funding & Job Openings Available
October 25, 2021

Dr. Peter Reich Named Director of U-M Institute for Global Change Biology; Funding & Job Openings Available

Dr. Peter Reich, a renowned expert in forest ecology, has been named Director of the Institute for Global Change Biology (IGCB) at SEAS. Reich, who has conducted global change research on plants...

Salamandar
April 14, 2021

Balancing selection and drift in salamander metapopulation

SEAS postdoctoral fellow Marketa Zimova is a member of the research team that completed the new study, "Balancing selection and drift in a polymorphic salamander metapopulation," published today in...

October 1, 2018

SEAS faculty spearhead new U-M Institute for Global Change Biology

New institute led by Burton, Ibáñez, funded under U-M Biosciences Initiative, is designed to provide the interdisciplinary science needed to manage biological systems under global change. The new U-M...

12/03/2022
UM ecologist has an idea for protecting Michigan forests as climate changes (The Detroit News)
12/02/2022
Old-growth trees more tolerant to drought (Earth.com)
12/02/2022
Older trees are more drought resistant – but some younger ones bounce back (Cosmos Magazine)
09/01/2022
Peter Reich
As climate change alters Michigan forests, some work to see if and how the woods can adapt (Detroit Free Press)
08/24/2022
Peter Reich
Under current climate trends, Michigan’s Up North forests could be doomed (Bridge Michigan)
08/17/2022
Peter Reich
Even a small rise in temperatures could decimate North American forests (Salon)
08/10/2022
Peter Reich
Even modest climate change imperils northern forests: study (Agence France Presse)
08/11/2022
Climate Change May Push North America's Forests to a Tipping Point (Inverse)
08/10/2022
Global heating has caused ‘shocking’ changes in forests across the Americas, studies find (The Guardian)
08/10/2022
Peter Reich
Study: Warming climate to create 'impoverished version' of northern forests (Duluth News Tribune)
08/11/2022
Peter Reich
Even small temperature changes will significantly affect North American forests (The Hill)
08/11/2022
Peter Reich
Climate change is altering boreal forests, but it’s not too late, U-M researcher says (WDET-FM)
08/11/2022
Peter Reich
Even a small rise in temperatures could decimate North American forests (Grist)
08/10/2022
Peter Reich
Michigan’s Northwoods may be destroyed by even modest climate change, researchers say (MLive)
08/10/2022
Peter Reich
U of M researcher finds even minimal warming could devastate northern forests (Michigan Radio)
10/26/2021
Peter Reich named director of Institute for Global Change Biology (The University Record)
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