"Gone for good? California's beetle-killed, carbon-storing pine forests may not come back

Ponderosa pine forests in the Sierra Nevada that were wiped out by western pine beetles during the 2012-2015 megadrought won't recover to pre-drought densities, reducing an important storehouse for atmospheric carbon."

🔗: sciencedaily.com/releases/2023…

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Gone for good? California's beetle-killed, carbon-storing pine forests may not come back: Massive climate-stoked infestations are also unlikely to recur, thanks to lower tree-stand density

^ScienceDaily