Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 8, 2023

California’s Zombie Forests

ScienceDaily  reports

A fifth of California’s Sierra Nevada conifer forests are stranded in habitats that have grown too warm for them

Researchers created maps showing where warmer weather has left trees in conditions that don’t suit them, making them more prone to being replaced by other species. The findings could help inform long-term wildfire and ecosystem management in these ‘zombie forests.’

Read more  A fifth of California’s Sierra Nevada conifer forests are stranded in habitats that have grown too warm for them — ScienceDaily


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