We understand that there are many impacts due to climate change. High temperature causes wild fire whereas heavy rainfall induces landslides. I would like to know if developing forest with heat-resistant trees can contribute to the reduction of impacts of climate change.
Hi Dr Sinnappoo (Ravi) Ravindran . See the following link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140305084759.htm
See the following link: https://www.thespruce.com/best-heat-tolerant-trees-2539920
Also see the following link: https://www.news4jax.com/weather/2021/06/14/trees-that-fight-climate-change-best/
Kindly see also the following RG link: Article High-temperature tolerance of a tropical tree, Ficus insipid...
Good Afternoon Aref
Thanks very much for the details.
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Ravi
Hi Matthew
Thanks for providing details about research project that is already underway.
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Ravi
Trees have different direct and indirect effects on climate which results from trees reactions to various and effective factors on climate conditions. Factors such as emissions of greenhouse gases, organic aerosol production, changing albedo ratio and heat disturbances are among different factors which affect the speed of climate changes. Therefore, it is necessary to take action to mitigate climate change consequences. One of the most important and economical solutions is forest development. The most important issue for forest development is selection of suitable tree species. Present study was conducted to answer the fundamental question: Which tree species can play a more appropriate role in mitigating the consequences of climate change and global warming? To conduct the present study five plantation forests were selected with broadleaved and coniferous tree species, including Acer velutinumBioss, Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn, Quercus castaneifolia C.A Mey, Cupressus sempervirens var and one plantation stand of Populus deltoides Barter.ex Marsh, outside the forest in the north of Iran. Our results indicated that for forest development in this area, tree species such as alder and maple were used and in the wood farming trees such as poplar was used to take advantage of their ability to mitigate the weather ambient under global warming and cypress is not suitable for forest regeneration in this region.
Good Evening Leila
Thanks very much for detailed answer.
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Ravi
Hi Aref
I am going to discuss with our environmental scientists whether we can plant these trees you have highlighted on slopes so that when wild fire occurs, vegetation on slopes will survive.
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Ravi
So important question, but still not well defined yet! I would like recommend model analysis, such as MaxEnt model.Together with geo-climatic data and tree species distribution, and also future climatic change scenarios, this model could tell you in the future climate, where is the tree species distribution center, where it will moved. Owing to tree growth is a long-term process, so, such kind of modeling could give a new insight from the long term nature distribution of a tree species. Thereafter, possibly predict the species distribution in global warming scecarios. A lot of paper could be found in web of science.
Hi Wenjie
Thanks very much for your advice. Much appreciated.
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Ravi