Dan, I am curious about that topic as well. Here are some links that might help in your search.
http://environment.about.com/od/whatyoucando/a/best_trees.htm http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/ARTICLE/WFC/XII/0271-B2.HTM http://home.howstuffworks.com/global-warming-plant-trees1.htm It would seem that dense wooded hardwoods would be best. Here is a post concerning pine plantations vs natural forests. http://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/south_carolina/calhoun_falls_abbeville_county_sc.htm James Parton On Mar 9, 1:21 am, dan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm looking for some reference on how much carbon dioxide or > greenhouse > gases are absorbed depending on the species of tree. > > I understand that of course that to compare different trees you'd > need to normalize for how tall and wide the tree is and even then > any numbers would only be approximate. > > But the sort of information i'm seeking would be something like > how many pounds of co2 a mature maple absorbs per year, > versus a pine (for example). > > (This kind of statistic or approximate statistic must be very > well known, and living in some database somewhere, > but i'm really clueless on how to seek for it.) > > Thanks in advance for any pointers or references. > > dan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
