Model predicts how forests will respond to climate change

Model predicts how forests will respond to climate change Vancouver WA (SPX) May 04, 2016 - Drought could render the U.S. Northeast's mixed forests unsustainable after 2050 while Washington's Cascade Mountains may require tropical and subtropical forest species, according to researchers using a new type of mathematical model at Washington State University. The Tolerance Distribution Model (TDM) is the first to use the tolerances of different types of forests to drought, flood and ... more

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