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Tree growth never slows

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Idea debunked that young trees have the edge on their older siblings in carbon accumulation.

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Noah Baker spoke about the findings with Nathan Stephenson, an ecologist at the US Geological Survey.

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Tollefson, J. Tree growth never slows. Nature (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2014.14536

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