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Public Interest Boreal forest stores more carbon than tropical forests, MSU Smithsonian exhibit shows Published: Apr. 15, 2023, 8:00 a.m.
Forest degradation is increasingly recognized as a major global threat. Such degradation refers to the gradual erosion of a forest’s ability to store carbon, support biodiversity and sustain ...
Forest composition change and biophysical climate feedbacks across boreal North America. Nature Climate Change, 2023; DOI: 10.1038/s41558-023-01851-w ...
J.V. Wells et al. The state of conservation in North America’s boreal forest: issues and opportunities. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. Vol. 3, July 30, 2020. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2020.00090.
The Boreal forest region of Canada is considered one of the largest untapped forests on Earth. Stretching all across the country’s northern border, the coniferous-filled forest covers over one ...
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) derived from plant litter plays an important role in the ecosystem carbon balance and soil biogeochemistry. However, in boreal coniferous forests no integrated ...
Forest biodiversity in boreal Europe: Species richness and turnover among old-growth forests, managed forests and clearcut sites. Biological Conservation, 2025; 306: 111147 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon ...