Old growth forests are valuable carbon sinks
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 23:21
in Earth & Climate
Contrary to 40 years of conventional wisdom, a new analysis to be published Friday in the journal Nature suggests that old growth forests are usually "carbon sinks" - they continue to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and mitigate climate change for centuries.
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