A recent study tested Huston’s Dynamic Equilibrium Hypothesis to understand how forest productivity affects how biodiversity responds to disturbances like logging. This hypothesis suggests that biodiversity increases when disturbances, such as fires or logging, break...
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Researchers Conclude Younger Forests Play a More Crucial Role in Carbon Capture than Older Forests
A recent study looking at the dynamics of carbon accumulation and loss in forest ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States concluded that young forests accumulate the most carbon before canopy closure and old-growth trees play a minor role in...
Study Confirms Roadless Areas More Prone to Wildfire
A recent study examining wildfire patterns in national forests across the western United States found that while roadless areas experience fewer fire ignitions, they are associated with significantly greater wildfire extent compared to roaded areas. The study focused...
Climate or Forest Management: Which has a Bigger Impact on Fire Behavior and Carbon?
As we look to the future of forestry - particularly when it comes to the wildfire crisis - one big question looms: does climate change or forest management have a greater impact on fire? In 2022 a group of scientists analyzed and modeled how how various factors, such...
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