Some years ago, one of the faculty in the Biology Department noticed that fewer seedlings and saplings of broadleaved woody species seemed to grow beneath the canopies of Eastern Hemlock trees than ...

However, logging removes the wood from the forest, thus removing nutrients and preventing the removed trees from becoming nurse logs. For this reason, it fundamentally alters the succession and ...

a way to identify the endangered eastern hemlock trees in the area. Researchers need outdoor enthusiasts to help find the residual healthy hemlock trees in a faltering population. Currently ...

In this guided inquiry, students investigate hypothesized inhibitory effects of Eastern Hemlock trees on the establishment of neighboring woody plants. First, students travel to the study area (Hope ...

A mature eastern hemlock tree grows in Whitehall Forest in Athens, Ga. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

HWA was introduced into the eastern United States from Japan in 1951 by the import ... traits that allow HWA to have such rapid and disastrous effects on hemlock trees as they lack natural predators ...

To combat the spread of the invasive species, a ban on moving infected trees is typically put in ... the north end of the park contains the Eastern Hemlock, Derico said. It takes about five ...