Savannahs store carbon despite frequent fires

Niall P. Hanan () and Anthony M. Swemmer ()

Nature, 2022, vol. 603, issue 7901, 395-396

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Ecology; Climate change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-022-00689-0

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