by Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Forests are excellent at absorbing and storing carbon and can play a role in meeting global net zero targets. As more countries commit to forest creation, but mainly plant single species forests, an international team of researchers has examined how carbon stocks in mixed forests and monocultures compare. They
  • @faintwhenfree@lemmus.orgEnglish
    9•8 months ago

    And the reason is simple, multuspecies forest are more dense as they grow organically. Trees with large covers leave space in between, other spiciest may fit in that gaps perfectly.