There is some good news for the outlook of ponderosa pine trees in the face of a warming climate.
That’s according to a new study by researchers with the Ecological Restoration Institute at Northern Arizona University.
The paper outlines that thinning trees and using prescribed fire on ponderosa pine forests may better adapt forests to a warming and drier climate.
Researcher Michael Stoddard is the lead author of the study, which examined 20 year old experimental forests across northern and central Arizona. He said the results they discovered send an optimistic message...