Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies | Event March 14, 2025, 7:00 pm
Special lecture by Dr. Angelica Patterson, a plant ecophysiologist and science communicator from Mount Holyoke College. She will explore how climate-induced shifts in the tree species that make up northeastern forests may impact their carbon storage potential, and how we can mitigate these changes. recording of the program
Patterson will discuss her research on how different tree species are responding to warming temperatures, which are most tolerant, competing stressors, and what this means for future carbon storage. Her work has revealed that resident trees (such as Northern red oak and red maple) may have a physiological disadvantage compared with their migrant counterparts (such as pignut hickory and American sycamore), and are at risk of being replaced due to this and other ecological factors.
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