A large and persistent carbon sink in the world's forests

The terrestrial carbon sink has been large in recent decades, but its size and location remain uncertain. Using forest inventory data and long-term ecosystem carbon studies, we estimate a total forest sink of 2.4 ± 0.4 petagrams of carbon per year (Pg C year(-1)) globally for 1990 to 2007. We also e...

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Published in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 333; no. 6045; p. 988
Main Authors:	Pan, Yude, Birdsey, Richard A, Fang, Jingyun, Houghton, Richard, Kauppi, Pekka E, Kurz, Werner A, Phillips, Oliver L, Shvidenko, Anatoly, Lewis, Simon L, Canadell, Josep G, Ciais, Philippe, Jackson, Robert B, Pacala, Stephen W, McGuire, A David, Piao, Shilong, Rautiainen, Aapo, Sitch, Stephen, Hayes, Daniel
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 19.08.2011
Subjects:	Atmosphere Biomass Carbon - analysis Carbon Dioxide - analysis Carbon Sequestration Climate Change Conservation of Natural Resources Ecosystem Trees Tropical Climate
ISSN:	1095-9203, 1095-9203
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