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CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
Citation:
Wisniewski, J., R. Dixon, J. Kinsman, R. Sampson, AND A. Lugo. CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-93/440 (NTIS PB94113701), 1993.
Description:
The terrestrial biosphere plays a prominent role in the global carbon (C) cycle. errestrial ecosystems are currently accumulating C and it appears feasible to manage existing terrestrial (forest, agronomic, desert) ecosystems to maintain or increase C storage. orest ecosystems can be managed to sequester and store globally significant amounts of C. Agroecosystems and arid lands could be managed to conserve existing terrestrial C but CO2 sequestration rates by vegetation in these systems is relatively low. iomass from forest agroecosystems has the potential to be used as an energy source and trees could be used to conserve energy in urban environments. ome ecosystem management practices that result in C sequestration and conservation provide ancillary benefits.
