CO2 released from soils may be lower than predicted
Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 13:14
in Earth & Climate
The amount of carbon dioxide released from Australian soils may be lower than previously predicted, according to a study online in Nature Geoscience. Carbon dioxide emissions from soil are an order of magnitude greater than all human-made carbon dioxide emissions put together. As global warming continues, increasing temperatures look set to increase the decomposition of soil carbon, releasing more and more carbon dioxide and making matters worse...
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