Environment

Rainforest Tree Decline Doubled

Posted on: Tue 31 May 2022

The world’s rainforests seem vast and eternal, but a long-term study of tropical rainforest in Australia has found that the mortality of its large trees has doubled over the last forty years. Barry Mitchell spoke to Professor Susan Laurance from James Cook University about the findings of this study, and what they mean.

Produced by Barry Mitchell

Image: Wikimedia Commons: Lamington National Park, author Hullwarren

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