US EditionAnimals Boost Tropical Forests' Carbon Absorption by Aiding Seed Dispersal
TROPICAL FORESTS, JUL 28 – Seed-dispersing animals increase tropical forests' carbon absorption by up to four times, highlighting the need to protect biodiversity to enhance climate change mitigation, researchers say.
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Anti-Aging, Acupuncture and Health NewsForests with robust animal populations store four times as much carbon
An analysis of thousands of forest plots reveals an underappreciated link between animal biodiversity and carbon storage
Animals boost tropical forests' carbon absorption by aiding seed dispersal
A lot of attention has been paid to how climate change can drive biodiversity loss. Now, MIT researchers have shown that the reverse is also true: Reductions in biodiversity can jeopardize one of Earth's most powerful levers for mitigating climate change.
Forests Are Sucking Up Much Less Carbon Today - WhoWhatWhy
Forests Are Sucking Up Much Less Carbon Today (Maria) The author writes, “The power of the world’s forests to check the growth of planet-warming emissions has weakened in recent years, new data and analysis find. In typical years, forests and other vegetation suck up roughly 30% of emissions from burning fossil fuels. But the past several years have been anything but typical, says the World Resources Institute, which produces closely watched fo…
A great deal of attention has been paid to how climate change can lead to biodiversity loss. Now, MIT researchers have shown that the opposite is also true: biodiversity reductions can compromise one of the most powerful levers on Earth to mitigate climate change. In an article [...]
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