Methane emissions from trees

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https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2017/march/methane-emissions-from-trees/

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Article by Adam Thomas | Video by Jeffrey Chase | March 30, 2017

[font size=4]UD researchers discover tree trunks act as methane source in upland forests[/font]

[font size=3]A new study from the University of Delaware is one of the first in the world to show that tree trunks in upland forests actually emit methane rather than store it, representing a new, previously unaccounted source of this powerful greenhouse gas.

Methane is about 25 times stronger than carbon dioxide, with some estimates as high as 33 times stronger due to its effects when it is in the atmosphere.

Because of methane’s global warming potential, identifying the sources and “sinks” or storehouses of this greenhouse gas is critical for measuring and understanding its implications across ecosystems.

Upland forest soils usually take up and store methane, but this effect can be counteracted by methane emissions from tree trunks, the research team from UD’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources found. Their work is published in the scientific journal Ecosystems.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10021-016-0106-8

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1. Trees fart? Who knew?

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2. Ronald Reagan

http://duckduckgo.com/?q="ronald+reagan"+trees+pollution

However, these methane-emitting trees may be sick:
http://gsas.yale.edu/news/environmental-research-finds-diseased-trees-produce-global-warming-methane-gas