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Rainforests May Store Less Carbon As Climate Changes
2016-02-22 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Humans appear to be delivering one-two punches to tropical rainforests, with new research projecting that climate change will reshape how the ecosystems recover following logging. Scientists simulated how different trees in tropical rainforests will respond to prolonged droughts triggered by climate change, based on 14 years of data from Costa Rica study plots. Their findings suggest that profound changes lay ahead for these important ecosystems around the world, and that the changes may accelerate...
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