Carbon Sequestration in Forests

Gorte, Ross W.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Forests;    Carbon dioxide;    Air pollution;    Greenhouse gases;   

RP-ID  :  RL31432
RP-ID  :  RL31432_2009Aug06

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

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.