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Importance of Old Growth Forests: Carbon Capture Potential Grows With Age
2014-01-17 17:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: We know that forests are biodiversity-rich, and we know they provide us with essential ecosystem services, such as regulating water flows and influencing weather patterns. One ecosystem service often discussed these days is the role of forests in helping regulate the amount of the greenhouse gas--carbon dioxide (CO2)--in the atmosphere. A new analysis in Nature, one of the top scientific journals, demonstrates that big, mature trees play an important part in this role. Beyond providing essential...
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