Will global climate change enhance boreal forest growth?
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 09:00
in Earth & Climate
With an increasingly warmer climate, there is a trend for springs to arrive earlier and summers to be hotter. Since spring and summer are the prime growing seasons for plantswhen flowers bloom and trees increase in girth and heightdo these climate changes mean greater seasonal growth for plants? This is a critical question for forest management, especially in the boreal regionan area particularly sensitive to the effects of climate change.