Munching bugs thwart eager trees, reducing the carbon sink

Munching bugs thwart eager trees, reducing the carbon sink
Madison WI (SPX) Mar 04, 2015 - In a high carbon dioxide world, the trees would come out ahead. Except for the munching bugs. A new study published in Nature Plants shows that hungry, plant-eating insects may limit the ability of forests to take up elevated levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, reducing their capacity to slow human-driven climate change. The finding is significant because climate change models typi ... more

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