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Climate Models May Be Wrong About How Trees Store Carbon

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Climate Models May Be Wrong About How Trees Store Carbon
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A new study reveals that oak trees can keep photosynthesizing for months after growth ends, challenging assumptions about how effectively forests convert absorbed carbon into long-term storage. A tree can look busy long after it has stopped building itself. Its leaves may still be absorbing sunlight and pulling carbon dioxide from the air, but deep [...]

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