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Old-growth forests store a lot more carbon than managed forests, study finds

  • March 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Old-growth forests store a lot more carbon than managed forests, study finds
Swedish old-growth forests store 83% more carbon than managed forests, according to a new study from Lund University. The difference is substantially larger than previous estimates and is mainly due to large carbon stocks in the soil.

Originally published at Phys.org

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