Edge effects in temperate forests subjected to high nitrogen deposition.

Reinmann and Hutyra (1) measured an increase in aboveground forest growth and biomass at temperate oak forest edges (0–10 m) compared with the interior (20–30 m). When scaling their results up to the region of southern New England, they obtained an increase in aboveground carbon (C) uptake (13%) and C storage (10%) when forest edges were considered. They stated that current approaches used to quantify regional and global C budgets may underestimate C sequestration in forests. We applaud the authors for conducting research in forest edges, which are …