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Nature Communications
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New study looks at the effects of #forestation on #temperature in Europe using #climate model experiments, showing that conversion from coniferous to broadleaved trees in forested areas can provide #cooling for #summer hot extremes. @ethz.ch www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comConversion from coniferous to broadleaved trees can make European forests more climate-effective - Nature CommunicationsThis study investigates the effects of forestation on temperature in Europe using climate model experiments. The findings indicate that conversion from coniferous to broadleaved trees in currently for...

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Kate Johnson
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Just a note, conifers can be broad-leaved too!! (Just as angiosperm-trees can have narrow leaves) nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.comCones and consequences: the false dichotomy of conifers vs broad‐leaves has critical implications for research and modellingIn plant science research and modelling, particularly from the northern hemisphere, the terms ‘needle-leaved’ and ‘conifer’ along with ‘broad-leaved’ and ‘angiosperm’ are often used synonymously, cre...