Troy and Zoe Pierrat (JPL) wrote a commentary article about how climate projections of tree cover distribution will shape the future of the boreal forest. 

If the boreal forest is indeed headed for an open state, how will tree cover dynamics influence—and be influenced by—climate feedbacks? And how will this impact ecosystem services and the carbon budget of the boreal forest?

Taken together, the boreal forest’s transition to an open state has potentially large implications for climate regulation, biodiversity, and ecosystem services.

Read more here:

T.S. Magney, Z.A. Pierrat, Shifting equilibria in a warming boreal forest, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.122 (3) e2424669122, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2424669122 (2025).