Maple syrup, moose, and the local impacts of climate change
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 - 13:00
in Earth & Climate
In the northern hardwood forest, climate change is poised to reduce the viability of the maple syrup industry, spread wildlife diseases and tree pests, and change timber resources. And, according to a new BioScience paper just released by twenty-one scientists, without long-term studies at the local scale—we will be ill-prepared to predict and manage these effects.