Climate change not responsible for altering forest tree composition
University Park PA (SPX) Oct 17, 2014 - Change in disturbance regimes - rather than a change in climate - is largely responsible for altering the composition of Eastern forests, according to a researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. Forests in the Eastern United States remain in a state of "disequilibrium" stemming from the clear-cutting and large-scale burning that occurred in the late 1800s and early 190 ... more

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