Credit: SciTechDaily.comClimate change is impacting U.S. forests, particularly in the Western regions, leading to reduced tree development and challenging their capability to act as carbon sinks.Climate change is reshaping forests differently across the United States, according to a new analysis of U.S. Forest Service information.”We must have healthy forests in connection with emissions decrease to restore the global carbon balance and limitation climate modification,” said Hogan.Urgent Need for Forest Conservation and Emissions ReductionThe improvements observed in U.S. forests raise issues about their future strength and sustainability.”Reference: “Climate change determines the indication of performance patterns in US forests” by J. Aaron Hogan, Grant M. Domke, Kai Zhu, Daniel J. Johnson and Jeremy W. Lichstein, 16 January 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.DOI: 10.1073/ pnas.2311132121 This research study was developed with Grant Domke from the U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station, Kai Zhu from the University of Michigan, and Dan Johnson from UFs School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences.
Credit: SciTechDaily.comClimate modification is affecting U.S. forests, specifically in the Western areas, leading to reduced tree development and challenging their capability to act as carbon sinks.Climate modification is reshaping forests differently throughout the United States, according to a brand-new analysis of U.S. Forest Service data. With increasing temperature levels, intensifying dry spells, wildfires, and disease outbreaks taking a toll on trees, scientists warn that forests throughout the American West are bearing the brunt of the consequences.Study Reveals Regional Disparities in Forest HealthThe study, led by UF Biology researchers J. Aaron Hogan and Jeremy W. Lichstein was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.”We are experiencing changes in forest functioning as forest environments react to worldwide modification drivers, such as carbon dioxide fertilization and climate change,” stated Hogan.”We should have healthy forests in connection with emissions decrease to bring back the global carbon balance and limit environment modification,” stated Hogan.Urgent Need for Forest Conservation and Emissions ReductionThe transformations observed in U.S. forests raise issues about their future strength and sustainability.”Reference: “Climate modification figures out the indication of performance patterns in US forests” by J. Aaron Hogan, Grant M. Domke, Kai Zhu, Daniel J. Johnson and Jeremy W. Lichstein, 16 January 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.DOI: 10.1073/ pnas.2311132121 This research study was established with Grant Domke from the U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station, Kai Zhu from the University of Michigan, and Dan Johnson from UFs School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences.