A story that I think should be given a little more prominence, tho' it is a hard sell for the news media I suppose, is that the mortality rate amongst mature trees is sky-rocketing. I know that global warming gets the blame for everything but it is hard to resist the notion that an increase in the overall average temperature that a tree must endure has an effect on it's longevity. If the trees go, then a lot of other species, including us, are in big trouble given that, tho' many forget it, our present global ecosystem was founded and maintained by forests.
Here's a story I found tucked away on the BBC that touches on the subject:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20704923
Here's a story I found tucked away on the BBC that touches on the subject:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20704923
