Future forests will have smaller trees and soak up less carbon, study suggests

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022

By combining tree-ring data with U.S. Forest Service data, UArizona researchers have captured a more complete picture of what will drive future tree growth amid climate change. They predict individual tree growth will decline by as much as 91%.

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