Carbon Stores (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Carbon Stores

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Researchers found that the amount of carbon a forest stores is mainly affected by the selective extraction of large trees.

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Sean Mattson/Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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