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High Climatic Response of High-Latitude Forests

Eric Davidson, president-elect of AGU by Eric Davidson 1 December 20207 July 2022

The seasonal amplitude of atmospheric CO2 is increasing, partly due to boreal forest responses to warming. Photosynthesis and expansion of boreal forests are shown here to be temperature-limited.

Kelp in Monterey Bay, Calif., is seen from below the water surface
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Acidifying Oceans Could Get Help from Kelp

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 30 November 202014 December 2023

Forests of fast-growing kelp influence the chemistry of the water in which they live. A new study evaluates their potential to ameliorate ocean acidification in sensitive coastal ecosystems.

The Danum River runs through a dense tropical forest.
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Restored Tropical Forests Recover Faster Than Those Left Alone

by Mohammed El-Said 3 September 202019 October 2022

The costs of active restoration may be offset by aggressive carbon pricing demanded by the Paris Agreement.

A hilltop in the Crowsnest Forest Reserve, Alberta, Canada
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Canada’s Rocky Mountain Forests Are on the Move

Mara Johnson-Groh, Science Writer by Mara Johnson-Groh 7 August 202031 March 2023

Using century-old surveying photos, scientists have mapped 100 years of change in the Canadian Rockies to document the climate-altered landscape.

Trees stretch across a patch of desert
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Solar Mandates in Sacred Groves

Rishika Pardikar, Science Writer by Rishika Pardikar 4 August 202019 October 2022

As India moves toward ambitious climate goals, it is trampling on sacred groves in desert ecosystems.

A forested hillside in California’s Big Sur, with both living and dead trees
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Sudden Oak Death Taking a Toll on U.S. West Coast

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 29 July 20209 September 2024

Researchers have been modeling effects of the plant pathogen Phytophthora ramorum on coastal forests in California and Oregon since it arrived on the West Coast 3 decades ago.

A canopy view of Morgan-Monroe State Forest in southern Indiana
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Hardwood Forest Soils Are Sinks for Plant-Produced Volatiles

by David Shultz 7 May 202031 October 2022

New research identifies temperature, moisture, and soil fungi as important factors in influencing how biogenic volatile organic compounds cycle between plants and the atmosphere.

Arial photo of the Duke Forest tree canopy
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Reforestation as a Local Cooling Mechanism

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 2 April 20203 May 2022

Reforestation has been shown to cool surface temperatures, and a novel study suggests it may also reduce air temperature up to several stories above the ground.

Forest in Ivindo National Park in Gabon
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Tropical Forests Are Losing Their Ability to Soak Up Carbon

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 9 March 202029 April 2022

The forests could switch from a carbon sink to a carbon source by the mid-2030s.

Thick pine forest of Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary in Cape Cod, Mass.
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New England Forests Were Historically Shaped by Climate, Not People

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 28 February 20205 June 2023

A first-of-its-kind study combining paleoecology and archeology indicates that the New England landscape was not actively managed with fire prior to European arrival.

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