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$114 billion is added to the US economy by trees annually. This hidden value of carbon, pollution, timber & crop tree ecosystem services is threatened by climate change, pests & fire🌳💰(1/5)
dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…
#ecology #climatechange #CleanAirNow #planttrees #CleanEnergy

We calculated total net annual ecosystem service values provided by contiguous US trees and potential threats across the tree of life 🧬🌲🌳🌴(2/5)

#HumanRights #pollution #forestfire #ecosystemservices #savetheplanet #evolution #ecology #phylogeny #trees

The top 10 most valuable tree genera to the US economy are under extreme threat. Pine is declining from invasive mountain pine beetles and forest fires. Oaks and maples are declining for new home construction. Ash is in severe decline from invasive emerald ash borers (3/5)🔥🪲

Fires in the west, pests encroaching from both coasts, and climate change blankets the US in threat. From local governments to the federal government, the value of trees must be accounted for when enacting laws (4/5) #cleanwateract #Republican #Democrat @washingtonpost @nytimes

Here are some of the amazing authors of this breakthrough study. We were a mix of ecologists and economists brought together @sesync for a truly interdisciplinary working group @CavenderG9 @willpearse @AmyZanne @LaskyJR @nathanjbkraft @chris_mihiar (5/5) 🥳🎩👏🙌

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