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The Biota and the World Carbon Budget: The terrestrial biomass appears to be a net source of carbon dioxide for the atmosphere
Abstract
Current knowledge of the world carbon budget is reviewed with special emphasis on the question of whether the biota is a source or a sink for CO/sub 2/. The analysis shows through convergent lines of evidence that the biota is not a sink and may be a source of CO/sub 2/ as large or larger than the fossil fuel source. The issue is important because of the potential that changes in the CO/sub 2/ content of air have for changing climate worldwide. Various analyses suggest that human activities in the near future could release large additional amounts of CO/sub 2/ into the atmosphere with results that are substantially unpredictable.
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- Authors
- Woodwell, G. M., Whittaker, R. H., Reiners, W. A., Likens, G. E., Delwiche, C. C., & Botkin, D. B.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 1978-01-13
- Volume
- 199
- Issue
- 4325
- Pages
- 141-146
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2025836562
- Cited by
- 610
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 103.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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