Stressed Western Forest (IMAGE)

Duke University

Stressed Western Forest

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Mature western forests, such as this stand of mixed conifers in California's Sequoia National Park, may be less able than younger forests back East to reseed themselves and regenerate following large-scale diebacks linked to climate change, a new Duke University-led study finds.

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