Savannahs store carbon despite frequent fires

被引:2
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作者
Hanan, Niall P. [1 ]
Swemmer, Anthony M. [2 ]
机构
[1] New Mexico State Univ, Dept Plant & Environm Sci, Jornada Basin Long Term Ecol Res Programme, Las Cruces, NM 88003 USA
[2] South African Environm Observat Network, ZA-1390 Phalaborwa, South Africa
关键词
Ecology; Climate change; VEGETATION;
D O I
10.1038/d41586-022-00689-0
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
An analysis of carbon stored in the plants and soil of an African savannah suggests that atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations - and thus global warming - might be less affected by frequent fires than we thought. Analysis of carbon above and below ground after long-term burning.
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页码:395 / 396
页数:2
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