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Prof Sam Illingworth
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🪵🔥 Beetles & Fire: A Deadly Combo?
A new study finds that wood-boring beetles increase deadwood flammability. Their tunnels boost oxygen flow, making smouldering fires burn longer
This may turn forests from carbon sinks to carbon sources
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4508
#SciComm #Forests #Wildfire 🧪
2025-02-08T12:29:02.952Z