Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World
KBOO Community Radio
Corvallis, OR
Barbara Bernstein
December 13, 2010
In this episode of Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein talks with Dominick DellaSala, president and chief scientist at the Geos Institute in Ashland. He is the editor and principal writer of Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World a book recently published by Island Press, that brings together more than 30 forest scientists from around the world to describe the ecology, conservation and threats to these lesser known rainforests.
New Book Recognizes Climate Impact of the ‘Forgotten Forests’ in our Backyards
NOVEMBER 18, 2010
Pacific Forest Trust
More evidence is out that temperate rainforests like those in western Oregon, Washington and Alaska store more carbon per acre than tropical rainforests, according to a new book by more than 30 leading forest scientists from around the world. Read more…
‘Forgotten’ forests store carbon
Published: Nov. 19, 2010 on UPI.com
WASHINGTON (UPI) — While the deforestation of tropical rainforests is seen as a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, the impact of cool-weather rainforests tends to be overlooked when addressing climate change, a panel of scientists said. Read more…
Cool rainforests store more carbon, book finds
November 18, 2010
By Juliet Eilperin
The Washington Post
Cool rainforests store more carbon per acre than tropical rainforests, according to a new book that synthesizes the work of 30 international scientists, a finding that could shift the way policymakers approach climate policy. Read more…
U.S. temperate rainforests play starring role storing carbon and regulating earth’s climate
CONTACT:
Dominick DellaSala
President and Chief Scientist, Geos Institute
(541) 621-7223
WASHINGTON – Cool rainforests found at high latitudes store significantly more carbon than any other forests in the world, surpassing even tropical rainforests, according to research compiled by leading international ecologists.
New book about rainforests sheds light on our own backyard
Ashland forest ecologist releases new work on rainforests of the world which, surprisingly, includes Oregon
November 10, 2010
By Paul Fattig
Mail Tribune
When most people think of rainforests, chances are they envision the tropical green jungles in the Amazon Basin or the steaming forests of Borneo. Read more…
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