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AFP: Crippled by drought, scorched by wildfires and dying from beetle infestations, forests in the American west are struggling and in some states they now exude more carbon than they absorb, experts say.
In an attempt to uncover what the future holds for these ancient pine forests, scientists are studying how trees recover and regrow, and what forest managers can do to help them respond to the modern stresses of climate change.
"These systems are changing, kind of underneath us. It is slower than......
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American west’s forests face troubling carbon trend
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 4th, 2010
Posted in Water Conservation