Tropical lakes are carbon super sinks, even more than forests, study shows

Mongabay
Aug 18, 2023, 10:17 am156 pts
Amazonian lakes sequester carbon dioxide at a rate 39% higher than the rainforest itself. This is according to a 2022 study by researchers from Brazil, Australia, the U.S., France, Portugal, the U.K. and Sweden. They found that these bodies of water trap 113.5 grams of carbon per square meter per year in their…

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