Could the boreal forest be less fragile than we think? Contrary to the predictions of models that forecast its rapid decline in favor of temperate maple forests, the ecological history of the boreal ...

They found that deciduous forests store more carbon aboveground in combustion-resistant tree stems and less in deep organic soils that readily burn, resulting in lower overall carbon emissions during ...

As climate change drives more frequent and severe wildfires across boreal forests in Alaska and northwestern Canada, scientists are asking a critical question: Will these ecosystems continue to store ...