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Discussions of the anthropogenic contribution to climate change often focus on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion, but these emissions are not the only anthropogenic forcing. Changes to land use and land cover-from agriculture, forestry, or urban/suburban development-can also trigger changes not only in emissions, but also uptake and sequestration in soil and above ground biomass such as trees. A new study explores the biophysical implications of future human settlement expansion. [Source: Climate Program Office (NOAA)]
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