The Potential of U.S. Forest Soils to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect
The Potential of U.S. Forest Soils to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect

Author: John M. Kimble

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2002-09-25

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 1420032275

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Much attention has been given to above ground biomass and its potential as a carbon sink, but in a mature forest ecosystem 40 to 60 percent of the stored carbon is below ground. As increasing numbers of forests are managed in a wide diversity of climates and soils, the importance of forest soils as a potential carbon sink grows. The Potenti