Oak study finds trees may store less carbon (opens in new tab)

A new study in Science Advances found that oak trees can continue photosynthesizing and taking up carbon after seasonal wood growth stops; growth ended by midsummer while photosynthesis continued later in the year. The Guardian reported that scientists studied 137 sites across the United States and found tree growth stopped months before photosynthesis ended. Long-term forest carbon storage depends on trees turning absorbed carbon dioxide into new wood, not only taking up carbon through photo...