半乾燥地帯の生態系が,世界の炭素循環の年次変動に与える貢献

Benjamin Poulter1, David Frank2, Philippe Ciais3

  • 11] Montana State University, Institute on Ecosystems and the Department of Ecology, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA [2] Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE), CEA CNRS UVSQ, 91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France.

Nature
|May 23, 2014
PubMed
まとめ

陸と海は化石燃料の排出量を吸収しますが,半乾燥地域,特にオーストラリアは,降雨量が増えたため,2011年に記録的な土地の炭素沈殿を引き起こしました. これは,世界の炭素循環の変動性において,半乾燥したバイオームの重要性が高まっていることを強調しています.

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