| Carbon Sequestration in the Biosphere: Processes and Prospects Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Beran, Max A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3642799450 ISBN-13: 9783642799457 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology |
| Dewey: 333.7 |
| Series: NATO Asi Subseries I: |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.00 lbs) 305 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Anthropogenic release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere has been recognized as the primary agent in global climate change. The volume discusses the possibilities for limiting that increase by the long-term storage of carbon in soils, vegetation, wetlands and oceans. Each of these storage media is analysed in detail to elucidate those processes responsible for the uptake and release of carbon. Several chapters address the practical prospects for deliberate interventions aimed at adjusting the balance in favour of uptake over release, i.e. sequestration, while having regard to simultaneous changes in the various environments. |