Canadian forests a refuge as warming creeps north
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 15:21
in Earth & Climate
Boreal forests in far-northern latitudes may one day act as a climate refuge for black spruce, the foundational tree for the northwoods ecosystem -- a major source of the world's paper; home to caribou, snowshoe hare, lynx, and sable; and nesting site for dozens of migratory bird species, say researchers.