Forests don’t just absorb CO2 — they also take up methane

Patrik Vestin ()

Nature, 2024, vol. 631, issue 8022, 744-745

Abstract: Field studies reveal that the woody surfaces of upland trees are a substantial global sink for methane, a potent greenhouse gas. The findings help to fill a hole in the global methane budget and should improve the accuracy of climate models.

Keywords: Biogeochemistry; Environmental sciences; Climate sciences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-02270-3

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