Tropical forests are a net carbon source based on aboveground measurements of gain and loss
Forests out of balance
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RE: Tropical forests are a net carbon source
I have often wondered whether forests in steady state (plants grow, age, die, decompose} reduce or produce net Co2 to the atmosphere. Most steady state systems do not continuously produce mass of any sort.
Allan Feinstein
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