But
focusing on carbon storage, flood control, outdoor recreation and water provision as well as biodiversity protection delivered the least loss of species, according to the model.
Second, all four scenarios rely
heavily on carbon storage and sequestration (CCS) technology, which has not been proven on a commercial scale.
It provides a really strong case for the claim that soil resources and nitrogen limitation in particular can impose a major constraint
on carbon storage in terrestrial ecosystems.»
«The implications are that wildfire management may help offset rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, and climate change does not appear to have a large positive
effect on carbon storage.»
Lastly, this summary reveals that, contrary to what is observed elsewhere in the world, rainfall amounts have no
impact on the carbon storage capacity of Amazonian soils.
It provides a really strong case for the claim that soil resources and nitrogen limitation in particular can impose a major
constraint on carbon storage in terrestrial ecosystems.»
Crowther cautions that even though the latest figures do not change the current
science on carbon storage or diminish the impact of deforestation.
These historical milking grounds can also be used to study the effects of plant community
changes on carbon storage over large time scales.
«Southern has definitely been one of the more resistant» companies to federal carbon restrictions, said Sally Benson, a Stanford University researcher and
expert on carbon storage.
India may still maintain it will not accept binding emissions targets, but it's sure stepping up on solar power, and
now on carbon storage through forest preservation.
Researchers at the University of Alberta (Canada) have quantified the transformation of the boreal landscape by open - pit oil sands mining in Alberta, Canada to evaluate its
effect on carbon storage and sequestration.
Overall, the study shows that forest biomass and tree species composition and their combined
impact on carbon storage are affected by climatic variability on a sensitive and short timeline — just a few decades.
In a collaboration with ranchers and local and state land management organizations called the Marin Carbon Project, she and her students are testing the effects of compost created from city yard waste (such as leaves, branches, and lawn trimmings) and agricultural waste (including manure and cornstalks)
on carbon storage.
Overall, the study shows that forest biomass and tree species composition and their combined impact
on carbon storage are affected by climatic variability on a sensitive and short timeline — just a few decades.
We develop the case that fully «animating» the carbon cycle requires broader consideration of the functional role of animals in mediating biogeochemical processes and quantification of their effects
on carbon storage and exchange among terrestrial and aquatic reservoirs and the atmosphere.
Researchers at the University of Alberta (Canada) have quantified the transformation of the boreal landscape by open - pit oil sands mining in Alberta, Canada to evaluate its effect
on carbon storage and sequestration.