Rotting forest wood releases a whopping 10.9 billion tonnes of carbon each year. This will increase under climate change
- Written by: Marisa Stone, Adjunct Research Fellow, Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith University
ShutterstockIf you’ve wandered through a forest, you’ve probably dodged dead, rotting branches or stumps scattered on the ground. This is “deadwood”, and it plays several vital roles in forest ecosystems.
It provides habitat for small mammals, birds, amphibians and insects. And as deadwood decomposes it contributes to the...
