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ASSESSING BRAZIL'S CARBON BUDGET: I. BIOTIC CARBON POOLS
Citation:
Schroeder, P. AND J. Winjum. ASSESSING BRAZIL'S CARBON BUDGET: I. BIOTIC CARBON POOLS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-95/579.
Description:
Brazil contains the world's largest expanse of tropic forest, butits forests are experiencing high levels of conversion to otheruses. here is concern that releases of CO2 and other greenhouse gases esulting from deforestation will contribute to global climate change. he total amount of C that could be released by deforestation depends upon the amount currently contained in the terrestrial biota and soils. nowledge of the areas of Brazil's major ecosystems and land use types and their C densities was used to estimate the total amount of C stored in vegetation, litter and coarse woody debris, and soils. ver 80 percent of the vegetation pool was contained in the closed tropical moist forests of Brazil.