Old-growth forests as global carbon sinks
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Summary
The results demonstrate that old-growth forests can continue to accumulate carbon, contrary to the long-standing view that they are carbon neutral, and suggest that 15 per cent of the global forest area, which is currently not considered when offsetting increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, provides at least 10 per cent the global net ecosystem productivity.
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- article
- Published
- 2008-09-11
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- 1,891
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- Open access
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Keywords
Trapping, Environmental science, Geography, Forestry
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