Living trees absorb carbon ... As mature forests like Hubbard Brook approach old age like the Adirondack forests the researchers examined, they'll continue to suck up and accumulate stored carbon for ...

To mitigate climate impacts, safeguard carbon stocks and prevent escalating costs, the scientists recommend immediate action. "Forests are not an infinite resource, but need careful monitoring to ...

Soil moisture and fuels, not fire weather, are the primary predictors of carbon emissions in boreal forests. As climate warming ... uncovered were complex — soil moisture, tree species composition and ...