Climate and land use: Forgive us our carbon debts

25 de julho de 2014

jul 25, 2014

Marcia N. Macedo, Eric A. Davidson

Sugar cane ethanol replaces fossil fuels, but changes in soil carbon could offset some of the benefit. Now, a study shows minor loss of soil carbon when pastures and croplands are converted to cane, but larger losses when converting native savannahs.

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