Fast-growing trees are set to dominate the
#forests of the
#future — but at a cost🌳
Our Nature Plants (
@natplants.nature.com) study shows a global shift toward "sprinter" tree species, while slow-growing, functionally critical
#trees face elevated
#extinction risk.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global functional shifts in trees driven by alien naturalization and native extinction - Nature Plants
This study finds that native tree extinctions and alien naturalizations are pushing forests towards fast-growing, resource-demanding species. This global shift could affect carbon storage and ecosyste...
