Carbon Sequestration in Forests
Description:
This report examines basic questions concerning carbon sequestration in forests. The first section provides a brief background on congressional interest in forest carbon sequestration. The second describes the basic carbon cycle in forests, with an overview of how carbon cycling and storage vary among different types of forests. The third section then addresses how forest carbon is considered in the global climate change debate.
Date:
August 6, 2009
Creator:
Gorte, Ross W.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department