Arctic land and seas account for up to 25 percent of world's carbon sink
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 13:56
in Earth & Climate
In a new study in the journal Ecological Monographs, ecologists estimate that Arctic lands and oceans are responsible for up to 25 percent of the global net sink of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Under current predictions of global warming, this Arctic sink could be diminished or reversed, potentially accelerating predicted rates of climate change.