3wt Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 I'm not sure I get that from the article. Is the argument that deforestation allows more carbon to enter streams rather than be taken up by trees? It seemed clear that the human influence is unknown, but unclear on whether there is any effect or if this is the way it is, has been and will be and we never measured it.
3wt Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 I think that's a fair assumption. But still an assumption. I think that will be where the research looks next but it kind of sounds fair to say that there is a huge natural CO2 respiration from streams that we didn't account for - and that any change in output from human factors would be a drop in the bucket. Not saying that's the case, just challenging asssumptions. I will admit that I'm pretty ignorant of carbon cycling in aquatic environmnents. It sounds like something that Tim Smith would have some insight on if he's reading...
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