by Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Forests are excellent at absorbing and storing carbon and can play a role in meeting global net zero targets. As more countries commit to forest creation, but mainly plant single species forests, an international team of researchers has examined how carbon stocks in mixed forests and monocultures compare. They
And the reason is simple, multuspecies forest are more dense as they grow organically. Trees with large covers leave space in between, other spiciest may fit in that gaps perfectly.
A diverse forest is also a forest that lasts. No single invasive species or disease can destroy it.
Trees will also communicate via mycelial networks underground, even between disparate species.
That’s true.