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Increasing carbon storage in intact African tropical forests [1]

The response of terrestrial vegetation to a globally changing environment is central to predictions of future levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The role of tropical forests is critical because they are carbon-dense and highly productive.

Publication Date: 
19/02/2009
Simon L. Lewis [2], Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez [3], Bonaventure Sonk & et al [4]
Nature [5]
457
7232
1003
Tags:
Tropical Forests [6], Carbon Dioxide [7], Climate Change [8], Climate Science [9], Carbon Sinks [10], Africa [11]

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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
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