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The Revenge of the Beech Trees Is Already Underway

"The dense second-growth plantations of pine that appear to be unthinned and un-managed are like gasoline when dry."



"There's no easy answer to this one.'

By Yasmin Tayag on February 26, 2018

Not all trees are created equal, at least not in the eyes of humankind. Over the years, as human needs drove the development of the timber industry, some trees were neglected in favor of more economically useful species. Perhaps the most rudely snubbed is the mighty beech tree, a silver-clad giant that’s long been overlooked by furniture makers and flooring producers who preferred maple and birch.

But the beech tree has set its plans for revenge in motion, report scientists from the University of Maine and Purdue University in an article published in the Journal of Applied Ecology on Monday. Their 30-year study of the growth patterns of trees in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada showed that beech trees have been steadily putting their roots down with the help of climate change-induced shifts in temperature.

https://www.inverse.com/article/41666-beech-tree-forests-takeover

I just saw a piece on this on tv, so thought i'd slip it to the expert forester hereabouts.

See also:

Beech booming as climate changes, and that's bad for forests - AP
https://phys.org/news/2018-02-beech-booming-climate-bad-forests.html
original https://www.apnews.com/8390a9d1225d4717aaea7e55c9e264f6/Beech-booming-as-climate-changes,-and-that's-bad-for-forests

Beech trees are booming in northeastern United States due to climate change, and this is a problem
https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/climate/beech-tree-expansionc-climate-change-053242/

Booming of beech trees due to climate changes hampers forest ecosystem
https://sciexaminer.com/news/environment/booming-beech-trees-due-climate-changes-hampers-forest-ecosystem-4032.html

Beech Trees Are Booming In Forests Because Of Climate Change
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/221889/20180226/beech-trees-are-booming-in-forests-because-of-climate-change.htm
study http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.12917/full

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dKOxEemaQEswYyMNLigdibKi805yM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
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