Mastodawn

Measurements made on oak trees at 137 sites in the eastern U.S. and California, for seven years, show that they stop building wood in hot and dry conditions--typically midsummer. But they continue photosynthesizing for months without creating long-term carbon storage. Climate models that estimate carbon storage from photosynthesis may be overestimating.

Summary: https://scitechdaily.com/climate-models-may-be-wrong-about-how-trees-store-carbon/

Original paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ady7139

#Science #Photosynthesis #ClimateChange #CarbonSequestration

Climate Models May Be Wrong About How Trees Store Carbon

A new study reveals that oak trees can keep photosynthesizing for months after growth ends, challenging assumptions about how effectively forests convert absorbed carbon into long-term storage.

SciTechDaily

Journal of Plant Ecology 1d ago

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Soil #CarbonSequestration in #MangroveRestoration: the role of #FloodingDuration and stand type

#SoilOrganicCarbon | #MicrobialCommunity

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtag136

Journal of Plant Ecology 2d ago

Zixuan Zhou et al. developed a novel framework of 4-D forest carbon sinks of #ForestEcosystems and explored the 4-D carbon sinks of forest ecosystems in Heilongjiang Province.

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf206

Journal of Plant Ecology Jun 6

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Global pattern and determinants of grassland net ecosystem productivity: a synthesis based on chamber method

#CarbonSequestration | #GlobalGrassland | #DistributionPattern | #InfluencingFactors | #ChamberTechniques

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtag121

💧🌏 Greg Cocks May 19

Larger Forest Patches Have Greater Per-Area Productivity
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-026-03075-5 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08688-7 <-- shared related paper
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https://doi.org/10.1641/0006-3568(2002)052[0411:FFOTCU]2.0.CO;2 <-- shared related paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #habitat #ecosystems #fragmented #forests #vegetation #carbonstorage #trees #logging #forestry #naturalresources #canopy #soil #moisture #foresthealth #metrics #productivity #carboncapture #contiguous #USA #CONUS #environment #sustainability #model #modeling #AI #machinelearning #geoai #carbonsequestration #forestcover

RDN May 11

A comparison between primary (unlogged) and managed forest plots in Sweden found that the primary forests stored 72% more carbon than the managed forests. Most of the differential is soil carbon. This is 2.7 to 8 times larger than previously thought.

Summary: https://bigthink.com/science-tech/the-real-cost-of-logging-the-boreal-forest-may-be-buried-in-the-soil/

Original paper (not open access): https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz8554

#Science #CarbonSequestration #Forests #BorealForest

The real cost of logging the boreal forest may be buried in the soil

"Managed forests" store far less carbon than old-growth systems left untouched, recent findings suggest.

Big Think

S.v. N.Sönmez May 6

Amazon'daki terra preta, 5k yıl önce planlanan siyah toprak katmanı, bitkileri altı kat hızlandırıyor. Doğal karbon yakalama. Geleceğin sürdürülebilir tarımı.

🚩 #TerraPreta #Amazon #SürdürülebilirTarım #Biyokütle #CarbonSequestration

OnlySky, Inc.Apr 19

The most underreported environmental story: global forest cover is increasing in Europe, North America, and East Asia. Not because we got virtuous — because we got urban. Density saves wilderness.

https://onlys.ky/reforestation/

#Reforestation #ClimateAction #Environment #Trees #CarbonSequestration