The loss of big trees
by Chris, 10 August, 2018, 2 comments
The world's larger and older trees are dying at in unprecedented numbers, according to Professor David Lindenmayer (Australian National University). One of the first clues to this phenomenon was a Swedish study of their forestry records - dating back some 150 years. Then an Australian study of (their) Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans) forest confirmed that the bigger and older trees were not only dying in forest fires, but were also dying at a higher rate (than normal) in non-fire years.
There has been a similar loss of large, old pines in the forests of (western) North America - partly through selective logging but also through very severe wild fires. Read more...
