Tropical Forests Are Losing Their Ability to Soak Up Carbon
https://eos.org/articles/tropical-forests-are-losing-their-ability-to-soak-up-carbon
Source: By Jenessa Duncombe, Eos/AGU.
Excerpt: The towering stands of old-growth trees in Africa’s Salonga National Park in the heart of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are the most pristine and protected rain forests on the continent. But these trees are slowly sequestering less and less carbon each year, according to a new study in Nature [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2035-0]. In a survey of hundreds of thousands of trees across South America and Africa, including in Salonga National Park, analysis suggests that tropical trees have reached their limit when it comes to absorbing carbon because too many trees are dying and forests are shrinking....
Source: By Jenessa Duncombe, Eos/AGU.
Excerpt: The towering stands of old-growth trees in Africa’s Salonga National Park in the heart of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are the most pristine and protected rain forests on the continent. But these trees are slowly sequestering less and less carbon each year, according to a new study in Nature [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2035-0]. In a survey of hundreds of thousands of trees across South America and Africa, including in Salonga National Park, analysis suggests that tropical trees have reached their limit when it comes to absorbing carbon because too many trees are dying and forests are shrinking....