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forest

[fawr-ist, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪst, ˈfɒr- /


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More than 70 houses had been destroyed, he said, alongside huge swathes of farming land and native forest.

From Barron's

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena wanted to understand how these chemical defenses move through the forest food web.

From Science Daily

As wildfires move across forests, grasslands, and peatlands, they release large amounts of gases and particles into the air.

From Science Daily

Australia's forests are losing trees more rapidly as the climate warms, a new study examining decades of data said Tuesday, warning the trend was likely a "widespread phenomenon".

From Barron's

In related research, Dr. Robinson has worked with scientists in China to show that urban soils contain more pathogens than forest soils.

From Science Daily