[an error occurred while processing this directive]Disappearing Opportunities[an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] Forest Fragmentation and Global Warming [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] According to scientists at Brazil's National Institute for Research in the Amazon, the conversion of rainforest into fragments contributes to global warming. Studies have shown that fragments experience a considerable die-off of trees attributed to drying winds and storms. As the vegetation dies, more carbon is added to the atmosphere. In addition, forest fragments are characterized by "weedier" fast-growing species which store less carbon per volume than longer-lived trees with high density wood. Therefore such fragmented and disturbed forest has a lesser carbon storage capacity than undisturbed primary rainforest. Fragmentation is a problem worldwide as more than two-thirds of the world's remaining forests are fragmented.


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