Tag Archives: taiga
One pine beetle outbreak can affect forest carbon flux for decades
NASA: climate change leads to enormous ecosystem shifts – 40% of biomes flip this century
Today’s paradox: CO2 uptake of ageing forests does not decrease
Somehow forest climate studies never make simple sense to us. All the more intriguing we find them of course.
The wildfire climate feedback, tundra´s case: megatonnes of extra CO2
Globally 2007 was one of the hottest years on record. In the Arctic it led to the thus far smallest sea ice extent. But that’s not the only thing unprecedented that happened in the far north. For the first time … Continue reading
Today´s paradox: forests add 35% to anthropogenic CO2 emissions – but are still annual net carbon sink
An international team of 18 scientists presents a couple of interesting and contrasting forest figures in their publication in Science.
Another forest study points to negative climate feedback
And this one may really present some good news for the climate, as it isn’t a Petri dish case, but very much in vivo. But don’t get overexcited. A group of Finnish researchers studied forest sites in 68 nations and … Continue reading
New forest study hints at negative climate feedback
But fails to address all-important issues like droughts, forest fires, and invasive pests. Besides, the CO2 balance between increased soil oxidation and a nitrogen-induced tree growth spurt remains unclear.