A keystone in an arch's crown secures the other stones in place. Keystone species play the same role in many ecological communities by maintaining the structure and integrity of the community.

A study in Forest Ecosystems reveals that Australia's cool temperate rainforests are more disturbance-resilient than ...

Kennedy, Jr., calls the Great Bear Rainforest "the planet's last large expanse of coastal temperate rain forest ... and different Pacific salmon species run the rivers from April through October.