Forests and Decarbonization – Roles of Natural and Planted Forests

The severe consequences of human disruptions to the global carbon cycle have prompted intense interest in strategies to reduce atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Because growing forests capture CO2 in their biomass and soils, large-scale tree planting efforts have been advertised as a viable way to cou...

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Main Authors: Bonnie Waring, Mathias Neumann, Iain Colin Prentice, Mark Adams, Pete Smith, Martin Siegert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/ffgc.2020.00058/full