Mature forest shows little increase in carbon uptake in a CO2-enriched atmosphere

Will mature forests absorb enough carbon from the atmosphere to mitigate climate change as levels of carbon dioxide increase? An experiment in a eucalyptus forest provides fresh evidence. Carbon pools and fluxes of an Australian forest enriched with CO2.

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Published in:Nature (London) 2020-04, Vol.580 (7802), p.191-192
Main Authors: Luo, Yiqi, Niu, Shuli
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Will mature forests absorb enough carbon from the atmosphere to mitigate climate change as levels of carbon dioxide increase? An experiment in a eucalyptus forest provides fresh evidence. Carbon pools and fluxes of an Australian forest enriched with CO2.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-020-00962-0