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Natural regeneration of tropical forests reaps benefits
2016-05-13 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] The importance of forest conservation and forest regrowth in climate mitigation and carbon sequestration - capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere - has long been recognized by climate scientists. But, detailed information needed to make accurate estimates of this potential has been missing. Now, an international team of 60 scientists - working together as the 2ndFOR Network — has completed studies on the effects of forest conservation and secondary forest regene…
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Carbon capture is substantial in secondary tropical forests
2016-05-13 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] CLEMSON, South Carolina — One of the most effective methods for capturing carbon from the atmosphere in the tropics of Latin America requires doing very little. In fact, researchers say, just protecting natural forest regrowth can help reduce climate change. Carbon uptake by secondary tropical forests is substantial. If left alone to regrow for 40 years, the young secondary forests (YSF) and middle-aged secondary forests (MSF) that existed in 2008 would capture th…
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Role of animals in mitigating climate change varies across tropical forests
2016-04-25 11:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: The research, published in the journal Nature Communications, sheds important new light on the role seed dispersal by animals plays in mitigating climate change, and how this role can vary in tropical forests across the world. In tropical forests of the Americas, Africa and South Asia, a large majority of tree species depend on animals for seed dispersal. Tree species with large seeds attain greater adult sizes than those having smaller seeds. Using simulations, the researchers showed that declines...
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Old-growth forests may provide buffer against rising temperature
2016-04-24 01:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The soaring canopy and dense understory of an old-growth forest could provide a buffer for plants and animals in a warming world, according to a study from Oregon State University published today in Science Advances. Comparing temperature regimes under the canopy in old-growth and plantation forests in the Oregon Cascades, researchers found that the characteristics of old growth reduce maximum spring and summer air temperatures as much as 2.5 degrees Celsius (4.5 degrees Fahrenheit), compared...
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More productive U.S. national forests and grasslands could yield less water future climate
2016-04-21 09:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Phys.Org: A warmer climate may lead to higher growth and productivity on U.S. national forests and grasslands, but university and U.S. Forest Service researchers say this could reduce quantities of freshwater flowing from most of these lands, even with increases in precipitation. Results were published today in Scientific Reports. "The national forests and grasslands managed by the U.S. Forest Service represent only 9 percent of the U.S. land area,...
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