Hot year damages carbon uptake by plants

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Thu Sep-18-08 11:42 AM
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Hot year damages carbon uptake by plants

PARIS (AFP) - Plant and soil can take up to two years to recover from an exceptionally hot year, a finding that has implications for the combat against global warming, according to research published on Wednesday.

The recovery lag could cause a rethink about the ability of grasslands and soil to act as a sponge, also known as a "sink," that removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air, its authors said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080917/sc_afp/climatewarmingplants_080917173834;_ylt=Ag_KYrv9MKBtuzwJmoOOGydrAlMA

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