The woody biomass of Australia’s tropical rainforests has already switched from carbon sink to carbon source – and the reason is climate change.
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Without urgent action, a species that helps hold rainforests together might be gone for good.
New research presents evidence of a wet forest environment 150,000 years ago in Côte d'Ivoire.
A rainforest might look intact in satellite images – but the reality is often different. Degraded tropical rainforests are now the norm, threatening the species within.
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Ecology, University of Northern British Columbia
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow, Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH)
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