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![Two people working in one of the 72 forest plots in Minnesota where the research was conducted.](/sites/default/files/styles/390x260/public/2024-08/a-leaky-sink-carbon-emissions-from-forest-soil-will-likely-grow-with-rising-temperatures-1024x768.jpg?itok=BFKaY9iN)
A leaky sink: Carbon emissions from forest soil will likely grow with rising temperatures
Contact: [email protected] A new study finds that, on a warming planet, more carbon is escaping the soil than is being added by plants. The study, led by Peter Reich of the University of Michigan...
![Concept illustration of a panoramic view of the mountainous wilderness, with forests, meadows, and a river in the foreground; a cityscape including skyscrapers and modern buildings in the background; various animals like deer, foxes, elk, and birds visible around the landscape; a sunny day; in the style of realistic digital art. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney](/sites/default/files/styles/390x260/public/2024-08/human-wildlife-overlap-expected-to-increase-across-more-than-half-of-land-on-earth-by-2070.jpg?itok=Qo_IEgo0)
Human-wildlife overlap expected to increase across more than half of land on Earth by 2070
Contact: [email protected] According to a new University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) led study, as the human population grows, it's expected that more than half of...
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Study shows climate change is moving tree populations away from the soil fungi that sustain them
As our planet warms, many species are shifting to different locations as their historical habitats become inhospitable. Trees are no exception, but their shift to new areas has been lagging behind...
![SEAS Associate Professor Kai Zhu: How climate change affects forest and grassland ecosystems](/sites/default/files/styles/390x260/public/2024-05/overhead-drone-aerial-view-of-a-road-at-sunset-2023-11-27-04-49-31-utc.jpg?itok=wWk-Nzd1)
SEAS Associate Professor Kai Zhu: How climate change affects forest and grassland ecosystems
“I can’t tell you how trees sing or cry,” Associate Professor Kai Zhu told the audience during the recent University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) Faculty Seminar Series...
![Climate change threatens global forest carbon sequestration, study finds](/sites/default/files/styles/390x260/public/2024-01/study-tree-diversity-increases-storage-of-carbon-and-nitrogen-in-forest-soils-mitigating-climate-change.jpg?itok=4pbnkeSr)
Climate change threatens global forest carbon sequestration, study finds
Climate change is reshaping forests differently across the United States, according to a new analysis of U.S. Forest Service data. With rising temperatures, escalating droughts, wildfires and disease...
![Desta's Coffee Jungle Farm in Ethiopia, where the local community grows the native coffee plant in the rainforest.](/sites/default/files/styles/390x260/public/2023-11/1_Desta%20Coffee%20Jungle%20Farm_Ethiopia_drone_Julian%20Culverhouse.jpeg?itok=AqADmjAx)
Diverse forests hold huge carbon-storage potential, as long as we cut emissions, study shows
Contact: Jim Erickson A new study, published today in the journal Nature, suggests that global forest carbon storage has the potential to make a meaningful contribution to slowing climate change...