Tropical Forest (IMAGE)

University of Colorado at Boulder

Tropical Forest

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A new CU Boulder study indicates tropical forests may surprisingly accelerate their growth in warmer and wetter conditions -- good news because they may take up more CO2 from the atmosphere under such conditions.

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