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But is biomass a permanent sink or just a temporary buffer? I mean every year we keep pumping more carbon into the atmosphere, but unless biomass turns into co
by raducu 5y ago
But is biomass a permanent sink or just a temporary buffer?
I mean every year we keep pumping more carbon into the atmosphere, but unless biomass turns into coal, it is just a temporary buffer for carbon, right?
- morpheos137 5y agoEverything is temporary on a long enough time scale. If new plants grow to replace those that die it is potentially sustainable.
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- lamontcg 5y agoIt is temporary. The increase in biomass due to CO2 saturates when the area locally runs out of other constraints like water or nitrogen. The IPCC predicts by 2100 the land is going to convert into a net source rather than sink of carbon -- so the positive feedback loops will exceed the negative feedback stabilizers. The increase in biomass also comes at a decrease in nutrient density as well, so its not like this is magic sauce for croplands.