Secondary tropical forests absorb carbon at higher rate than old-growth forests
Monday, February 8, 2016 - 14:41
in Earth & Climate
Forests are an important carbon sink. While most attention has focused on old-growth tropical forests, it turns out that secondary forests that re-grow after forest clearance or agricultural abandonment can sequester large amounts of carbon. A large international team of researchers found that carbon uptake in these new-growth tropical forests was surprisingly robust.