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Preferred term

carbon sink

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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

Entry terms

  • carbon sinking
  • carbon sinks
  • carbonate sinks

Scope note

  • MS Academic Keywords

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa0182

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