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Fjords soak up a surprising amount of carbon
Description: Fjords are known for their otherworldly beauty. But these high-latitude inlets also have an outsized role in the carbon cycle, a study finds. Although fjords account for about 0.3% of Earth's surface area, they sequester 18 million tonnes of carbon per year - 11% of the total absorbed by marine sediment. [Source: Nature News]
URL: http://www.nature.com/news/fjords-soak-up-a-surprising-amount-of-carbon-1.17464
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Source: Nature News
Publish Date: 5/4/2015
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