Forests protect against avalanches, but not every forest is equally effective. Thanks to almost 50 years of observations at the Stillberg afforestation site, SLF researchers have now gained insight ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract 1. In the absence of wind, tree height is limited by elastic instability, which occurs when a tree becomes too spindly to erect itself when ...

NASA would like you to take a picture of a tree, please. The space agency’s ICESat-2 satellite estimates the height of trees from space, and NASA has created a new tool for citizen scientists that can ...