Trees will likely be smaller and capture less carbon in future forests
Future forests will likely have smaller trees due to global warming, meaning a reduced absorption of carbon dioxide from the air.
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Future forests will likely have smaller trees due to global warming, meaning a reduced absorption of carbon dioxide from the air.
University of Arizona-led team of scientists may have developed the next best thing to a crystal ball to inform ecologists how forests of the future will react to the changing climate.
By combining tree-ring data with U.S. Forest Service inventory data on Arizona's ponderosa pines, researchers captured a more complete picture than traditional models have provided of what drives future tree growth under climate change. The researchers predict a 56 to 91% decline in individual tree growth, according to a new University of Arizona-led study, meaning less
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There is no crystal ball to tell ecologists how forests of the future will respond to the changing climate, but researchers have an idea.