Carbon dioxide loss from tropical soils increases on warming

Carbon dioxide loss from tropical soils increases on warming

Plots of tropical forest soils were warmed by 4 °C for two years to observe the effects on soil carbon emissions. The increase in efflux of carbon dioxide was larger than expected — a result with worrying implications for climate change. Efflux of CO2 from warmed tropical forest soils is greater tha...

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Published in:Nature (London) Vol. 584; no. 7820; pp. 198 - 199
Main Author: Davidson, Eric A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 13-08-2020
Nature Publishing Group
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Carbon Cycle
Carbon dioxide
Carbon Dioxide - analysis
Environmental aspects
Forests
Global warming
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
News And Views
Science
Soil
Soils
Tropics
United Kingdom
Environmental sciences
Biogeochemistry
Ecology
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Summary:Plots of tropical forest soils were warmed by 4 °C for two years to observe the effects on soil carbon emissions. The increase in efflux of carbon dioxide was larger than expected — a result with worrying implications for climate change. Efflux of CO2 from warmed tropical forest soils is greater than expected.
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ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-020-02266-9