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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, t...

Sweden's 'old‑growth' natural forests store 83% more carbon than managed woodlands—new study
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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.

Originally published at Phys.org

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