The global carbon cycle: a test of our knowledge of earth as a system.
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Summary
It is concluded that although natural processes can potentially slow the rate of increase in atmospheric CO2, there is no natural "savior" waiting to assimilate all the anthropogenically produced CO2 in the coming century.
- Type
- review
- Published
- 2000-10-13
- Cited by
- 2,155
- References
- 50
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Keywords
Biogeochemical cycle, Carbon cycle, Earth system science, Environmental science, Earth science
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