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The global carbon budget -- proper accounting means paying attention to inland waters
04-03-2007 · EurekAlert!Until little over a decade ago, when calculating the terrestrial component of the global carbon budget, inputs were limited to the ocean and the land. Because inland water bodies cover less than one percent of the Earth’s surface, it was assumed that their contribution was inconsequential. This view was recently challenged in an Ecosystems paper, where a team of eleven experts reveal the dynamic role that inland waters play in terrestrial carbon budgets.
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