Global warming may spur increased growth in Pacific Northwest forests
Monday, October 19, 2009 - 18:07
in Earth & Climate
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Global warming in the next century could cause a significant increase in the productivity of high-elevation forests of the Pacific Northwest, a new study suggests. However, forests at lower elevations -- which in recent years have accounted for more than 80 percent of the region's timber harvest -- could face a decline in growth.