Find in News Talk Sites Images For advanced search options, click here . Subscribe for free email updates . Click here to sign up, or log in . Conventional wisdom answers yes, believing that equatorial and tropical regions have far more tree biomass than places like North America, Europe and Asia.
Conventional wisdom seems to be wrong.
Most people believe that tree biomass per unit area increases toward the equator and decreases rapidly toward the higher latitudes. We hope this study changes a common perception. The implications of the research are far-reaching in terms of plant ecology and evolution, says Niklas. Most people believe that forest biomass increases as you package more species into the same space. This does not appear to be true.