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Preferred term

carbon sink

Definition

[Henderson's] any part of the biosphere in which carbon is absorbed and immobilized faster than it is released, e.g. ocean sediments and tropical rain forests.

Broader concept

carbon dynamics

Entry terms

carbon sinking
carbonate sinks

Scope note

MS Academic Keywords

Creator

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20999

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Created 8/3/16, last modified 6/18/18

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