Climate ForestsOct 118 minNative Insects and Mature ForestsNative insect outbreaks have been critical elements of cyclical forest ecology for millennia. Tree-mortality from these outbreaks creates...
Climate ForestsOct 115 minMature Trees are Fire ResistantThe rate of forest fire spread is typically dictated not by the total quantity of fuels, but by the quantity of highly flammable small...
Climate ForestsOct 115 minBiodiversity Co-Benefits of Mature ForestsMature and old-growth forests and trees provide diverse habitat for wildlife and vegetation to a degree that younger forests cannot....
Climate ForestsOct 118 minCarbon Sequestration and Storage Capacity of Older Trees and ForestsMature and old-growth trees and stands are powerhouses of carbon absorption and carbon storage throughout their lives and well after they...
Climate ForestsOct 115 minEffects of Forest Roads on Mature and Old-Growth ForestsRoads are necessary for the administration of national forests, but not for the protection of mature and old-growth forests and trees....