Posted on 27 April 2009 by takecover08
Forests’ role as massive carbon sinks is “at risk of being lost entirely”, the BBC’s Mark Kinver has reported top forestry scientists as warning.
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) says forests are under increasing degrees of stress as a result of climate change.
Forests could release vast amounts of carbon if temperatures rise 2.5C [...]
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Posted on 6 March 2009 by takecover08
Apologies that this post refers to information issued in a press release by the US Forest Service back in January, but it contains interesting data and links that could be of use to people – Take Cover team.
US Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) ecologist Jim Miller, considered to be one of the foremost authorities [...]
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Posted on 24 January 2009 by takecover08
Old growth trees in western parts of the US are probably being killed as a result of regional changes to the climate, a study has suggested.
BBC News environment reporter Mark Kinver reports researchers as saying that analysis of undisturbed forests showed the trees’ mortality rate had doubled since 1955, researchers said.
They warned that the loss [...]
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Posted on 10 October 2008 by takecover08
Climbing temperatures may doom many tropical species to extinction if they are unable to migrate to higher elevations or cooler latitudes, reports Mongabay.com.
Analysing data for 1,902 species of plants, insects, and fungi in the tropics, Robert Colwell and colleagues, writing in the journal Science, warn that lowland areas are particularly at risk of biodiversity [...]
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Posted on 15 May 2008 by takecover08
US researchers suggest that areas with a greater number of urban trees can help cut rates of childhood asthma.
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