Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 18:46:04 -0400
From: “Andrew George”
Subject: RE: your posts critique of ‘Cryptic’s facts’ dated 12 june and posted 14 june
Actually, Old growth and mature forests sequester more carbon than spindly little genetically modified pine-plantation crops. See below w/re NATURE Magazine articles about carbon. And, w/re burning, I’ll defer to the many wise folks burning the beautiful Longleaf to our south, or doing other burns in our region (Uwharrie, Jordan, etc.).
“Oldest trees are growing faster, storing more carbon as they age”
Public Release: 15-Jan-2014
Nature
In a finding that overturns the conventional view that large old trees are unproductive, scientists have determined that for most species, the biggest trees increase their growth rates and sequester more carbon as they age. An international research group reports that 97 percent of 403 tropical and temperate species grow more quickly the older they get. National Science Foundation Contact: Mark Harmon
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Oregon State University
In a letter published in the journal Nature , an international research group reports that 97 percent of 403 tropical and temperate species grow more quickly the older they get. The study was led by Nate L. Stephenson of the U.S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center. Three Oregon State University researchers are co-authors: Mark Harmon and Rob Pabst of the College of Forestry and Duncan Thomas of the College of Agricultural Sciences.