Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Surprise! The world has more trees than you probably think | csmonitor.com


Surprise! The world has more trees than you probably think csmonitor.com
The greater point: Contrary to popular conception, trees are an integral part of the agricultural landscape around the world.

The authors also note that high population density doesn’t always correlate with low tree cover – another common assumption. Some sparsely populated areas have few trees; some densely populated ones have many.

And the pattern can’t always be explained by climate either.
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