Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Research news: Wildfire Drives Carbon Levels In Northern Forests

The News:
Wildfire Drives Carbon Levels In Northern Forests
ScienceDaily (Nov. 5, 2007) — Far removed from streams of gas-thirsty cars and pollution-belching factories lies another key player in global climate change. Circling the northern hemisphere, the conifer-dominated boreal forests - one of the largest ecosystems on earth - act as a vast natural regulator of atmospheric carbon levels.

The Research:
Read the research behind this story in the journal Nature.

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