Nature Communications (Dec 2021)

Elevated growth and biomass along temperate forest edges

  • Luca L. Morreale,
  • Jonathan R. Thompson,
  • Xiaojing Tang,
  • Andrew B. Reinmann,
  • Lucy R. Hutyra

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27373-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Studies from tropical regions indicate that fragmented forests are less productive. Here, the authors report higher growth and biomass in temperate forest edges in North America, and show that temperate forests are more fragmented than tropical forests globally.