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Los bosques naturales de Suecia almacenan un 83 % más carbono que los bosques gestionados
La mayor parte de los bosques naturales originales de Europa se han transformado para la agricultura y se han convertido en bosques gestionados que producen energía, papel y madera. Los pocos bosques primarios que quedan son vestigios del pasado que ilustran cómo habrían sido de no haber existido la gestión humana y cómo esta los ha alterado. La mayoría de los bosques suecos son los denominados bosques boreales.
Sweden’s ‘old‑growth’ natural forests store 83% more carbon than managed woodlands — new study
Most of Europe’s original natural forests have been transformed for agriculture and managed forests producing energy, paper and timber. The few remaining “old-growth” natural forests are relics of the past that illustrate how forests would have looked in the absence of human management. They can, therefore, tell us how people have transformed forests. Most Swedish forests are so-called boreal forests. This type of coniferous woodland ecosystem encompasses most of the northern regions of the planet.
Illustration of methods and data used to estimate C storage differences between primary and managed secondary forests. Credit: Science (2026). DOI: 10.1126/science.adz8554 Most of Europe's original natural forests have been transformed for agriculture and managed forests producing energy, paper, and timber. The few remaining "old-growth" natural forests are relics of the past that illustrate how forests would have looked in the absence of human management.
Sweden’s ‘old‑growth’ natural forests store 83% more carbon than managed woodlands – new study
Most of Europe’s original natural forests have been transformed for agriculture and managed forests producing energy, paper and timber. The few remaining “old-growth” natural forests are relics of the past that illustrate how forests would have looked in the absence of human management. They can, therefore, tell us how people have transformed forests. Most Swedish forests are so-called boreal forests. This type of coniferous woodland ecosystem encompasses most of the northern regions of the planet.
Sweden’s ‘old-growth’ natural forests store 83% more carbon than managed woodlands – new study
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Sweden has vast ‘old growth’ forests - but they are being chopped down faster than the Amazon
Most of Europe’s natural ecosystems have been lost over the centuries. However, a sizeable amount of natural old forest still exists, especially in the north. These “old-growth” forests are exceptionally valuable as they tend to host more species, store more carbon, and are more resilient to environmental change. Many of these forests are found in Sweden, part of the belt of boreal forests that circle the world through Canada, Scandinavia and Russia.
Sweden has vast ‘old growth’ forests – but they are being chopped down faster than the Amazon - Tree Frog creative
Sweden has vast ‘old growth’ forests – but they are being chopped down faster than the Amazon By Anders Ahlström, Lund University and Pep Canadell, CSIRO The Conversation March 13, 2024 Category: Forestry Region: International Most of Europe’s natural ecosystems have been lost over the centuries. However, a sizeable amount of natural old forest still exists, especially in the north.
Sweden has vast ‘old growth’ forests - but they are being chopped down faster than the Amazon Original
Most of Europe’s natural ecosystems have been lost over the centuries. However, a sizeable amount of natural old forest still exists, especially in the north. These “old-growth” forests are exceptionally valuable as they tend to host more species, store more carbon, and are more resilient to environmental change. Many of these forests are found in Sweden, part of the belt of boreal forests that circle the world through Canada, Scandinavia and Russia.
Emergent temperature sensitivity of soil organic carbon driven by mineral associations - Nature Geoscience
Abstract Soil organic matter decomposition and its interactions with climate depend on whether the organic matter is associated with soil minerals. However, data limitations have hindered global-scale analyses of mineral-associated and particulate soil organic carbon pools and their benchmarking in Earth system models used to estimate carbon cycle–climate feedbacks.
Soil carbon storage capacity of drylands under altered fire regimes - Nature Climate Change
Abstract The determinants of fire-driven changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) across broad environmental gradients remains unclear, especially in global drylands. Here we combined datasets and field sampling of fire-manipulation experiments to evaluate where and why fire changes SOC and compared our statistical model to simulations from ecosystem models.
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Latitude 64° is beginning a new chapter! - Latitude 64
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Widespread Unquantified Conversion of Old Boreal Forests to Plantations
2.1 Using Stand Age to Infer Naturalness The only available map of potentially uncut forest does not include southern Sweden and is based on aerial photography and satellite images where the earliest photos were taken 1955 to 1970, depending on location (Ahlkrona et al., 2017), implying that it is unlikely that this map will capture early clear-cuts.
Global stocks and capacity of mineral-associated soil organic carbon - Nature Communications
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Global patterns of terrestrial nitrogen and phosphorus limitation
Abstract Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) limitation constrains the magnitude of terrestrial carbon uptake in response to elevated carbon dioxide and climate change. However, global maps of nutrient limitation are still lacking. Here we examined global N and P limitation using the ratio of site-averaged leaf N and P resorption efficiencies of the dominant species across 171 sites.
Fire frequency drives decadal changes in soil carbon and nitrogen and ecosystem productivity
Fire frequency is changing globally and is projected to affect the global carbon cycle and climate1,2,3. However, uncertainty about how ecosystems respond to decadal changes in fire frequency makes it difficult to predict the effects of altered fire regimes on the carbon cycle; for instance, we do not fully understand the long-term effects of fire on soil carbon and nutrient storage, or whether fire-driven nutrient losses limit plant productivity4,5.
Hydrologic resilience and Amazon productivity
Combining internally generated climate and GPP from an ensemble of nine CMIP514 ESMs over Amazonia reveal large climate biases (Fig. 1). On average, the models show a negative P bias of ?412?mm?yr?1 (Fig. 1a). This dry-bias coincides with low cloudiness and a general overestimation of shortwave radiation affecting GPP (Fig. 1b, c). Altogether, in a linear regression, the three main climatic drivers P, shortwave radiation and temperature explain 93% (R2?=?0.93) of the differences in simulated GPP.
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