Book contents
- Trees and Global Warming
- Trees and Global Warming
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- The Value of Forests
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Global Warming and Forests in the Anthropocene
- 2 The Gases That Cause the Greenhouse Effect
- 3 Carbon and Photochemical Oxidant Cycles
- 4 Biogeochemical and Biogeophysical Factors that Affect Trees
- 5 Trees in a Warming World
- 6 Forests of the World
- 7 Knowledge Base for Forests in Cooling and Warming
- 8 Role of Forests in Mitigating Global Warming
- 9 Bringing It All Together
- Index
- References
6 - Forests of the World
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 June 2020
Book contents
- Trees and Global Warming
- Trees and Global Warming
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- The Value of Forests
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Global Warming and Forests in the Anthropocene
- 2 The Gases That Cause the Greenhouse Effect
- 3 Carbon and Photochemical Oxidant Cycles
- 4 Biogeochemical and Biogeophysical Factors that Affect Trees
- 5 Trees in a Warming World
- 6 Forests of the World
- 7 Knowledge Base for Forests in Cooling and Warming
- 8 Role of Forests in Mitigating Global Warming
- 9 Bringing It All Together
- Index
- References
Summary
In the previous chapter, environmental and biological factors that affect tree and forest health, vitality, growth, carbon sequestration, and survival were considered. How different types of forests respond to interactions of these factors depends on their composition and location. The nature of the world’s natural and urban forests affects their function and role in carbon sequestration and in atmospheric cooling and warming. It seems appropriate to consider the nature, composition, function, and future of the forests of the world.
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- Trees and Global WarmingThe Role of Forests in Cooling and Warming the Atmosphere, pp. 200 - 216Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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