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Defying Expectations: Mature Trees Show Significant New Growth Amid Rising CO2


Mature forests are critical in the fight against climate change – extracting carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and locking it into new wood. In a groundbreaking study, researchers demonstrated that older trees can significantly increase woody biomass production in response to elevated CO2

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