Study predicts an uncertain future for forests
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - 06:35
in Earth & Climate
The composition of some of our nation's forests may be quite different 200 to 400 years from today according to a recent study at the University of Illinois. The study found that temperature and photosynthetic active radiation were the two most important variables in predicting what forest landscapes may look like in the future. The uncertainties became very high after the year 2200...