{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"A Window of Resurgence for Red Spruce","description":"In the 1970s, red spruce was the forest equivalent of a canary in the coal mine, signaling that acid rain was damaging forests and that some species \u2013 especially red spruce \u2013 were particularly sensitive to this human induced damage. In the course of studying the lingering effects of acid rain, scientists came up with a surprising result \u2013 decades later, the canary is feeling much better. Related Research: \u201cThe Surprising Recovery of Red Spruce Growth Shows Links to Decreased Acid Deposition and Elevated Temperature\u201d (2018) \u201cQuantifying the Legacy of Foliar Winter Injury on Woody Aboveground Carbon Sequestration of Red Spruce Trees\u201d (2013) \u201cCalcium Addition at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest Increases the Capacity for Stress Tolerance and Carbon Capture in Red Spruce (Picea rubens) Trees During the Cold Season\u201d (2011) \u201cThe Isolated Red Spruce Communities of Virginia and West Virginia\u201d (2010) \u201cAcid Rain Impacts on Calcium Nutrition and Forest Health\u201d (1999) "Ecology and Decline of Red Spruce in the Eastern United States" (1992) Scientists: Mary Beth Adams, Research Soil Scientist, Morgantown, West Virginia Paul Schaberg, Research Plant Physiologist, Burlington, Vermont Produced by the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station. Want more information? Visit us at https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/research\/nrs\/products\/multimedia\/podcasts\/forestcast-special-episode-window-resurgence-red-spruce Questions or ideas for the show? Connect with Jon at: jonathan.yales@usda.gov ","author_name":"Forestcast","author_url":"http:\/\/forestservice.libsyn.com\/website","html":"