Ancient forests stabilized Earth’s CO2 and climate
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 12:22
in Earth & Climate
Researchers have identified a biological mechanism that could explain how the Earth’s atmospheric carbon dioxide and climate were stabilized over the past 24 million years. When CO2 levels became too low for plants to grow properly, forests appear to have kept the climate in check by slowing down the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.