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World Forests, Society and Environment pp 121–128Cite as

Forests and Climate Change — Ecological and Economic Challenges

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The accumulation of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere and its influence on the climate is of increasing worldwide concern. The most important of these gases is carbon dioxide (CO2). The atmospheric concentration of CO2 is clearly linked to terrestrial ecosystems which absorb carbon in their photosynthesis and release it via respiration and decay. Forest biomass and forest soils account for about two thirds of all terrestrial carbon. A possible global climate change will consequently influence and be influenced by what is happening to the forests.

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Kauppi, P., Solberg, B., Sedjo, R.A. (1999). Forests and Climate Change — Ecological and Economic Challenges. In: Palo, M., Uusivuori, J. (eds) World Forests, Society and Environment. World Forests, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4746-0_11

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