The Andes Mountains in South America are the world's longest mountain range and a hotspot of biodiversity. But the forest that climbs up this mountain range provides another important service to humanity. Andean forests are helping to protect the planet by acting as a carbon sink, absorbing carbon dioxide and keeping some of this climate-altering gas out of circulation, according to new research.
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210419110134.htm
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210419110134.htm
Mountain high: Andean forests have high potential to store carbon under climate change
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