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November 08, 2013

Carbon storage recovers faster than plant biodiversity in re-growing tropical forests
London, UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2013
A new study of re-growing tropical forests has concluded that plant biodiversity takes longer to recover than carbon storage following major disturbances such as clearance for farming. The findings, published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, have important implications for conservation since there are now many re-growing forests in South and Central America. The new study is the first large-scale analysis of the recovery of both plant biodiversity and carbon pools in r ... read more

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