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Carbon uptake in tropical forests withers in drier future: Study

Carbon uptake in tropical forests withers in drier future: Study | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
Warmer temperatures could significantly diminish the ability of tropical forests to siphon carbon from the atmosphere by intensifying dry seasons, according to a recent study. The tropics pack away an enormous amount of organic matter, or biomass, in the trees and other organisms inhabiting these ecosystems. Locked up in that biomass is more than half […]
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Warmer temps could have a big impact on the ability of tropical forests to sequester carbon in the places that we do our work and that support the lives of the people, plants and animals that we value the most. 

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Carbon uptake in tropical forests withers in drier future: Study

Carbon uptake in tropical forests withers in drier future: Study | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
Warmer temperatures could significantly diminish the ability of tropical forests to siphon carbon from the atmosphere by intensifying dry seasons, according to a recent study. The tropics pack away an enormous amount of organic matter, or biomass, in the trees and other organisms inhabiting these ecosystems. Locked up in that biomass is more than half […]
The Morpho Institute's curator insight, March 15, 2023 4:36 PM

Warmer temps could have a big impact on the ability of tropical forests to sequester carbon in the places that we do our work and that support the lives of the people, plants and animals that we value the most.