BIOMASS - Assessment of the status of the development of the standards for the terrestrial essential climate variables
Vegetation biomass is a crucial ecological variable for understanding the evolution and potential future changes of the climate system. Vegetation biomass is a larger global store of carbon than the atmosphere, and changes in the amount of vegetation biomass already affect the global atmosphere by being a net source of carbon, and having the potential either to sequester carbon in the future or to become an even larger source. Depending on the quantity of biomass the vegetation cover can have a direct influence on local, regional and even global climate, particularly on air temperature and humidity. Therefore, a global assessment of biomass and its dynamics is an essential input to climate change forecasting models and mitigation and adaptation strategies.
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| Format: | Book (stand-alone) biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/I1238E http://www.fao.org/3/a-i1238e.pdf |
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