Tropical forests and atmospheric carbon dioxide.
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Tropical forests play a major role in determining the current atmospheric concentration of CO2, as both sources of CO2 following deforestation and sinks of CO2 probably resulting from CO2 stimulation of forest photosynthesis. Recently, researchers have tried to quantify this role. The results suggest that both the carbon sources and sinks in tropical forests are significantly greater than previously thought.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Trends in ecology & evolution
دوره 15 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000