Critical temperature threshold spells shorter lives for tropical trees

Mongabay
Dec 22, 2020, 7:39 am149 pts
Tropical trees have shorter life spans than trees in other parts of the world, living, for example, just over half as long as temperate trees. A new analysis suggests that, as the world warms up, tropical trees will live even shorter lives, spelling trouble for global biodiversity and carbon stocks. A new study…

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