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A photo of a ponderosa pine forest in Arizona
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Tree Carbon Data That Ring True

by Nancy Averett 15 March 202215 March 2022

An international group of researchers may have found a way to better account for carbon storage in forests.

Forest edge
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Forest Edges Are More, Not Less, Productive Than Interior Forest

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 3 March 20223 March 2022

The boundaries of northeastern U.S. forests suck in more carbon dioxide than previously thought.

Photograph of the the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in Costa Rica
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Modeling Forest-Atmosphere Exchange

by A. Robert MacKenzie and Edward J. Bannister 11 February 202213 March 2023

Studying the interactions between the atmosphere and forests is a key component of understanding forest ecosystems and the interplay between our atmosphere and the living world.

Logjam in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River located in Washington
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From River to Sea: Estimating Wood Cascades

by Carolyn Wilke 21 January 202227 March 2023

Dams and deforestation have chipped away at the millions of cubic meters of wood that flow through rivers and out to sea.

La Selva Biological Station, located in Costa Rica.
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Drop in Rain Forest Productivity Could Speed Future Climate Change

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 12 January 20227 July 2022

As temperatures rise, tropical forests will become more stressed and photosynthesize less.

Image of a sawmill in Northern California.
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Clever Wood Use Could Mitigate Wildfires and Climate Change

by Andrew Chapman 5 January 20221 June 2023

California plans to use forest thinning to reduce wildfire risk. New research suggests the state could also see a climate benefit by repurposing waste wood produced by thinning.

Five people planting young trees in Houston field
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Native Super Trees Could Provide Climate Solutions to Houston

by Graycen Wheeler 15 December 20211 June 2023

A Houston nonprofit identified 14 native “super tree” species that are particularly promising for mitigating climate change and public health concerns.

An uprooted tree after an extreme weather event
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New Theory Connects Tree Uprooting and Sediment Movement

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 19 November 202125 March 2022

Tree throw from extreme wind events plays an important role in the movement of sediment and erosion on forested hillslopes. A new theory offers a novel way to measure its impact.

A researcher at one of the study’s sites in Cameroon
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Exploring Methane Emissions from Africa’s Tropical Forests

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 10 November 202129 April 2022

Global methane budgets suffer from a lack of field studies in African forests, but new research sheds light on methane emissions and uptake from upland forests in the Congo Basin.

A person clipping mangrove leaves
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Inland Mangroves Are Relics of the Past’s Higher Sea Levels

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 10 November 202124 January 2024

Mangroves found in southern Mexico’s rain forest, 170 kilometers from the nearest ocean, date to a time when sea levels were several meters higher.

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