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the entire reservoir of carbon stored on land, in living things and in soils combined I don't believe that. Add the sea, and I doubly don't believe it. There's
by ivankirigin 18y ago
the entire reservoir of carbon stored on land, in living things and in soils combined
I don't believe that. Add the sea, and I doubly don't believe it. There's no reason it need be trees. It could just as easily be plankton.
- Retric 18y agoThere is a lot less biomass in the ocean than you might think. Huge areas of the ocean are nutrient to the point they don't support significant life.
- DaniFong 18y agoAdditionally, one of the issues with increased CO2 content in the oceans is acidification. The oceans can't absorb more CO2, even in biomass, without this occurring.