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Tim Wardlaw, Research Associate, University of Tasmania

In heatwave conditions, tall eucalypt forests in Tasmania, Australia no longer absorb carbon

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Southern Tasmania’s tall eucalyptus forests are exceptionally good at taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and converting it into wood.

For many years, we have believed these forests had a reasonable buffer of safety from climate change, due to the cool, moist environment.

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