News tagged with hardwood forests
Study finds hemlock trees dying rapidly, affecting forest carbon cycle
Feb 26, 2009 |
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New research by U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) scientists and partners suggests the hemlock woolly adelgid is killing hemlock trees faster than expected in the southern Appalachians and rapidly altering ...
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Danger lurks underground for oak seedlings
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Scientists trying to understand why oaks are starting to disappear from North American forests may need to look just below the surface to find some answers.
Reviving American chestnuts may mitigate climate change
Jun 10, 2009 |
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A Purdue University study shows that introducing a new hybrid of the American chestnut tree would not only bring back the all-but-extinct species, but also put a dent in the amount of carbon in the Earth's ...
Forests could benefit when fall color comes late
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Jan 22, 2008 |
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Do those fall colors seem to show up later and later—if at all? Scientists say we can blame increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere for prolonging the growing season of the trees. And that may actually be good ...
Pine Plantations May Be One Culprit in Increasing Carbon Dioxide Levels
Jul 24, 2006 |
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The increasing number of pine plantations in the southern United States could contribute to a rise in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, a new study reports. This is important because carbon dioxide is a key greenhouse ...
The West's famed aspen forests in peril
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Jul 19, 2006 |
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Colorado's famed aspen forests might be in peril, with large areas of the trees mysteriously dying.
Faster koa tree growth without adverse ecosystem effects
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Mar 27, 2008 |
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U.S. Forest Service scientists with the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry have completed a study on ways to make high-value koa trees grow faster, while increasing biodiversity, carbon sequestration, scenic ...
Climate Change, Acid Rain Could Be Good for Forests
Oct 20, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After more than 20 years of research in the northern hardwood forests of Michigan, scientists at Michigan Technological University's School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science have reached a surprising ...
Tennessee foresters helping to return chestnuts to American forests
Sep 23, 2009 |
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The American chestnut was a dominant species in eastern U.S.'s forests before a blight wiped it out in the early 1900s. Today it's being returned to the landscape thanks in part to work by a University of ...
Nearly 70 percent of Argentine forests lost in a century
Sep 26, 2009 |
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Argentina has lost nearly 70 percent of its forests in a century, the Environmental Secretariat said at a UN conference on desertification.
Emphasis on conifer forests places multiple species at risk
Aug 23, 2007 |
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The traditional emphasis on dense, fast-growing, conifer-dominated forests in the Pacific Northwest raises questions about the health of dozens of animal species that depend on shrubs, herbs and broad-leaf trees, a new analysis ...
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