Sentences with phrase «old forest giants»

Other studies have separately confirmed that old forest giants paradoxically store more carbon than young, fast - growing competitors, and that natural, highly diverse woodland is a better instrument for atmospheric carbon absorption.

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Under changing conditions, if the leaves can't change too, will giant sequoia groves and other old - growth conifer forests be at heightened risk of degradation?

Living alone in the forest, Old Mrs. Collywobbles needs protection from the Greedy Goblin, the Smelly Troll, and the Giant Hungry Ogre.

The forest was old and thick at the edge of the lawn; the bamboo thickets rose thirty feet into the gloom; the trees were moss - slung giants, bunioned and misshapen, tentacled with the roots of orchids.

5 — Fir Trail / Cedar and Fir Grove — The Fir trail is an easy extension to the Lake trail and has some magnificent groves of old growth forest including giant Douglas Fir and Cedar trees.

The ageless living forest of the giant Karri trees where you walk across the tree tops and the Ancient Empire walk amongst gnarled old twisted Tingle Trees in a gloomy forest glade, are just part of an exploring experience of this lower south west of Western Australia.

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The living room opens up with double French doors onto the completely private back deck, next to the gentle flowing waters of forest creek, nestled amidst ferns, gorgeous redwood groves, and giant primitive old - growth stumps.

Known as the Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk, it also seems to float in the canopy, providing both a less invasive trek and some truly stunning views of the old - growth forest.

Old trees in this pristine forest reach as high as 10 - story buildings, emerging well above the thick canopy, and the men sit for a rest at the buttress roots of a giant centennial almendro tree.

... the authors write «the sustained positive trend in tree growth is striking in this old stand, suggesting that the giant trees in this forest have been accumulating biomass at a faster rate since the beginning of the [20th] century.»

New photos released today reveal a massive stockpile of old - growth logs from the Boreal forest destined to be made into Kleenex and toilet paper for tissue giant Kimberly - Clark.

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