The vast swamps and peatlands of the tropics play an important role in the global carbon cycle and consequently in the global climate. The Amazon basin, the Congo basin, and the tropical wetlands of ...
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Congo peatlands found venting ancient carbon
The Congo Basin, spanning six countries in Central Africa, contains the world’s largest tropical peatland complex. Mapping efforts published over the past decade have estimated that these peatlands ...
A new study finds that lakes are likely releasing carbon that’s been held in the peatlands of the Congo Basin for thousands of years. Scientists know these lakes release carbon dioxide, which until ...
Title from title screen (viewed on Mar. 6, 2002). Produced by the AMNH Digital Library Project. Includes a multimedia introduction to the expedition, readings about the expedition and the Congo, and ...
DAKAR, Feb 24 : Two large lakes in the Democratic Republic of Congo are releasing carbon that has been locked away for thousands of years in surrounding peatlands, scientists said, in what could pose ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
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