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1 - Global Warming and Forests in the Anthropocene

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 June 2020

William J. Manning
William J. Manning
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University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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There is considerable interest and concern about global warming and climate change. In response, there is also great interest in the role that tree planting and new forests might play in partial mitigation of global warming and in reducing climate change by cooling the atmosphere now and especially in the future, as carbon dioxide increases. This interest is evident in the very large number of reports and conclusions in widely diverse scientific journals, books, and the popular media. The purpose of this book is to bring together in one place a review of background information and results from sources, primarily reports in scientific journals, about global warming and the role of forests in cooling and warming the atmosphere now and in future projections.

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Trees and Global Warming
The Role of Forests in Cooling and Warming the Atmosphere
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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