Large Buttress Tree in Trinidad Forest (IMAGE)

University of Edinburgh

Large Buttress Tree in Trinidad Forest

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Forests in tropical regions, such as this forest in Trinidad, could soon become a source of greenhouse gases, contributing to global warming rather than helping to counteract it, according to research led by the University of Edinburgh.

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Ed Mitchard

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