Temperate rainforest’s distinct ecosystems altered by climate change
New research that focuses on the temperate rainforest stretching from California through B.C. to Alaska is helping scientists to understand how coastal environments will be influenced by our changing climate. Research published this week in the journal Bioscience takes an interdisciplinary approach to evaluating land-sea interactions in the northeast Pacific coastal temperate rainforest (NPCTR). The paper evaluates the land-to-ocean flow of carbon and nutrients in the NPCTR, their influence on nearshore marine ecosystems, and how these connections are altered by climate change.
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