A map showing North America's tropical-to-temperate transition zone. Red, orange and yellow depict the more tropical zones, and blues depict the more temperate zones, based on the coldest recorded ...

A review of scientific literature released by James Cook University shows that the Earth’s tropical zone is ... Tropical Zone Expanding, Temperate Regions Shrinking. by Gopalan on July 9, 2009 ...

But a new study says that despite emitting heat-trapping methane and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, fires in temperate zone (or boreal) forests may actually cool the climate significantly ...

Climate zones — like tropical, temperate or polar — represent more than just temperature; they represent water resources, vegetation, animal life and even where and how humans can live.

Life is faster in the temperate zone. ... the relatively unchanged climate of the tropical region over millennia has meant that once species gain a foothold they are less likely to become extinct. ...

image: A new study has ... In a database, data characterizing the temporal development of plant species composition in forests of the temperate climate zone around the world is collected.

Up to two thirds of the world's temperate rainforests could fall victim to climate change by the year 2100 according to a new study. Skip to main content Your source for the latest research news ...

Drivers of temporal changes in temperate forest plant diversity Date: July 27, 2015 Source: Friedrich Schiller University Jena Summary: Climate change, environmental pollution or land use changes ...