Posted by: Sandy Steinman | September 22, 2015

Can Tree Planting Harm Ecosystems?

ScienceDaily reports that

Badly targeted forestation may degrade ancient grasslands

Although trees are widely promoted to sequester carbon and to meet forest restoration goals, misplaced tree planting and forest expansion in ancient savannas and grasslands threaten biodiversity and ecosystem services, research shows.

Read story at Tree planting can harm ecosystems: Badly targeted forestation may degrade ancient grasslands — ScienceDaily

Posted in Environment | Tags:

«
»

Responses

  1. sharonstjoan's avatar

    Reblogged this on Art, animals, and the earth.

    Like

    By: sharonstjoan on September 22, 2015
    at 10:34 PM

    Reply

  2. Kay's avatar

    Great info! Its a reminder that effective conservation requires serious planning, not just throwing seeds around.

    Like

    By: Kay on September 22, 2015
    at 5:26 AM

    Reply


Leave a reply to Kay Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Categories