Impact of changing C budget on land Flashcards

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Effect of humans

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More efficient crops and more crops in a given space so more uptake, mid latitudes farmland abandoned so more trees storing more C

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Effect on plant growth

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C in organic matter introduces important nutrients and structure to soil, higher temperature so more decay and growing season length, CO2 used in photosynthesis

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Effect of plant growth

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C stored in plants act as fuel and food, more CO2 taken up (now remove 25% emissions)

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