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Steady state terrestrial ecosystems and the global carbon cycle

✍ Scribed by Ariel E. Lugo; Sandra Brown

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
1986
Tongue
English
Weight
669 KB
Volume
68
Category
Article
ISSN
1385-0237

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✦ Synopsis

The assumption that landscapes dominated by mature vegetation are presently in carbon steady state with the atmosphere is challenged. Evidence suggests that the vegetation and soils of these landscapes are frequently disturbed and over short time periods (< 300 yr) slowly sequester atmospheric carbon. The critical consideration in this argument is the time interval used to evaluate a steady state. Current models of carbon flux through the terrestrial biota limit their time considerations to 120 yr, a short and inadequate time interval for realistic assumptions about steady state in the carbon cycle of vegetation.

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