tropical rainforest: interrelationships between the cycles - deforested - carbon cycle Flashcards
1
Q
what happens as trees are reduced?
A
photosynthesis
2
Q
what do fires to clear land lead to?
A
CO2 being released into the atmosphere
3
Q
when there are fires to clear a land, forests become what?
A
carbon source not a carbon sink
4
Q
there is lack of life until what?
A
new plants grow
5
Q
what are the rates of decomposition?
A
low
