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A recently published study in the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by renowned Professor Richard Thomas and alumnus Justin Mathias, (BS Biology 13 and Ph.D. Biology 20) has shown astounding revelations about trees in climate change.
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According to their study, an increase in the efficiency of trees in the use of water has been disclosed to be caused by an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere over the past centuries. In the words of Professor Thomas, This study highlights the role of forests and their ecosystem in climate change.
In the study, he spoke about the services provided by the forests to the ecosystem, which can be classified into different areas - recreation, timber, and industry. However, what has appeared to be the most important and greatest service to the ecosystem is the forests consumption of large amounts of carbon dioxide globally. He mentioned that where this consumption had not occurred, the carbon dioxid