White Hornbeam

The common hornbeam or white hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) is a common tree in Europe in woods between 500-1000 m above sea level. Many Italian pre-Alpine forests are dominated by hornbeam, oak and beech. The white hornbeam can live up to 150 years and has an average height of 15-20 m. It is a tree with a very […]
Why leaves turn yellow in autumn

The landscape that surrounds us in this period is colored by maples, beeches, chestnuts and other trees that lose their leaves in autumn. The trees prepare for winter rest by recovering reserves. The chlorophyll contained in the leaves degrades. Thus the carotenoids (yellow/orange pigments) contained in the leaf are no longer masked by the intense green of the chlorophyll […]
A little video about the loss of forest cover.

The graphs represent the annual loss of forest cover from 2000 to 2019 in Italy, England and Europe. The maps and graphs were created using data published by Hansen et al. (“High-resolution global maps of 21st-century forest cover change.” Science 342.6160 (2013): 850-853. DOI: 10.1126/science.1244693) and Google Earth Engine. Code available on […]