Sink in the African jungle

Helene C. Muller-Landau
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Helene C. Muller-Landau: Helene C. Muller-Landau is at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado Postal 0843-03092, Balboa, Ancon, Panamá, República de Panamá. mullerh@si.edu

Nature, 2009, vol. 457, issue 7232, 969-970

Abstract: Apparently pristine African tropical forests are increasing in tree biomass, making them net absorbers of carbon dioxide. Is this a sign of atmospheric change, or of recovery from past trauma?

Date: 2009
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