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Salt Marsh Carbon May Play Role in Slowing Climate Warming, Study Shows
Description: A warming climate and rising seas will enable salt marshes to more rapidly capture and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, possibly playing a role in slowing the rate of climate change, according to a new study. A large portion of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is produced by human activities. The authors predict that marshes will absorb some of that carbon dioxide, and if other coastal ecosystems - such as seagrasses and mangroves - respond similarly, there might be a little less warming. [Source: University of Virginia]
URL: https://news.virginia.edu/content/salt-marsh-carbon-may-play-role-slowing-climate-warming-study-shows
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Source: University of Virginia
Publish Date: 9/24/2012
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