Climate Stability, Forest Ecology, and U.S. Public Lands Management

IT’S ABOUT TIME SOMEBODY IN AN “OFFICIAL” CAPACITY CALLED ATTENTION TO THIS!! NOW LET’S SHUT ‘EM THE F*CK DOWN!! REALITY: IT’S NOT JUST FOR RADIKALS ANYMORE… ASW —————————- Original Message —————————- Subject: Cut US national forests, dump CO2 to the skies From:    “Lance Olsen” <lance@wildrockies.org> Date:    Fri, June 13, 2008… Continue reading

New Insights on Climate-Driven Extinction of Trees, Forests

————————————————————————– ” … the paper points out that trees appear to be more suited to surviving a cooling climate rather than a warming one. Widespread extinction is certainly possible, as the paper points out 89 tree genera became extinct in Europe just before the beginning of the Quaternary.” ——————————————————————— New… Continue reading

Abstract: Restoring Forests and Ecosystem Services on Degraded Lands

—————————————————————– ” Plantations and restored forests can improve ecosystem services and enhance biodiversity conservation, but will not match the composition and structure of the original forest cover. ” ———————————————————— Science 13 June 2008: Vol. 320. no. 5882, pp. 1458 – 1460 Beyond Deforestation: Restoring Forests and Ecosystem Services on Degraded… Continue reading