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Amazon River exhales virtually all carbon taken up by rain forest

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Monday, June 24, 2013 1:34 PM

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

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Amazon River exhales virtually all carbon taken up by rain forest
Tue, 05/21/2013 - 2:58pm
Hannah Hickey, University of Washington

The Amazon rain forest, popularly known as the lungs of the planet, inhales carbon dioxide as it exudes oxygen. ... (but) ...

University of Washington research showed a decade ago that rivers exhale huge amounts of carbon dioxide, though it left open the question of how that was possible, since bark and stems were thought to be too tough for river bacteria to digest.

A study published this week in Nature Geoscience resolves the conundrum, proving that woody plant matter is almost completely digested by bacteria living in the Amazon River, and that this tough stuff plays a major part in fueling the river’s breath.

The finding has implications for global carbon models, and for the ecology of the Amazon and the world’s other rivers.

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Monday, June 24, 2013 1:42 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

They don't know how ( or if ) , but they're sure it does, so the AGW zealots can resume their frenzied panic dance.

Thanks.

So, the river only affects that part of the forest which it cuts through, yet we're suppose to believe ALL the carbon drawn in is some how 'exhaled' by the river, even when from parts of the forest hundreds of miles away ?

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

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Monday, June 24, 2013 3:06 PM

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Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

Amazon River exhales virtually all carbon taken up by rain forest

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