A keystone species of Panamanian forests, D. oleifera fruits and seeds are a crucial food source for rainforest mammals such as agouti during the dry season. Credit Evan Gora / Cary Institute of ...

The rainforest of Lopé National Park in central Gabon is one of the last safe havens for the endangered forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis). But in a new study in Science, researchers warn that ...

Reyna-Hurtado and Beck, both of whom consider the white-lipped peccary a keystone species, say the ongoing decline will drive further changes on the rainforest floor, as well as reduced diversity ...

The tropical rainforest has nurtured this "pool" for millions of years to become the exclusive home for 170,000 of the world's 250,000 known plant species. What Is Tropical Rainforest Biodiversity?

Studies show that there are currently more than 3,600 species of vascular plants belonging to 220 families in the tropical forests of Hainan. Of these, 428 species occur only in Hainan.

The study finds that the Western lifestyle has wiped dozens of species ... Yanomamis' teem with life, like a lush, tropical rain forest. ... "The concern is that we're losing keystone species ...

Scientists have discovered a new wasp species in the Amazon rain forests of Peru. According to a newly published study in ZooKeys Journal, the discovery was made at the Allpahuayo-Mishana National ...