One of the largest carbon stockpiles on Earth can still be found in a huge band of forest that runs around the northern hemisphere, despite some areas of Canada and Siberia having become increasingly young thanks to recurrent fires and deforestation. According to a study published in Conservation Biology, researchers mapped forest age across the boreal biome and found that although some regions have experienced more disturbance in recent decades, most of the boreal forest remains mature.
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