African forests prove valuable carbon sink

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scidev.net - 2/25/2009

African forests prove valuable carbon sink

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Nature: African forests are adding to their mass each year by an amount equivalent to a small car per hectare, researchers have found. The finding has surprised researchers and confirms the forests' status as one of the world's substantial carbon sinks. Researchers used data collected between ...

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