World’s Big Trees Are Dying: Alarming Increase In Death Rates Among Trees 100-300 Years Old

Baobab trees, like this giant in Tanzania, are under threat from land clearing, droughts, fungal pathogens, and overharvesting of their bark for matweaving by local villagers. (Credit: Photo by Bill Laurance) - World’s Big Trees Are Dying: Alarming Increase in Death Rates Among Trees 100-300 Years Old (Science Daily, Dec 6, 2012): The largest living [...] continue reading world news