That seems like the important argument, John. Are there any simple metrics we can use to think about the best way to optimize soil carbon in a particular biome? And, are there realistic totals that we could say those optimized situations represent in the US, or even the world?
-- Roger D. Aines Fuel Cycle Innovations Program Leader E Programs, Global Security Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Mail Stop L-090 Livermore, CA 94551 925 423-7184 925 998-2915 cell Administrative Contact Michelle Herawi [email protected] 925 423-4964 On 2/12/15 7:49 AM, "John Harte" <[email protected]> wrote: >Remember: forests = trees + soil + microbes +Š Much of the carbon is in >the soil and converting meadow/grasslands/prairie to some kinds of forest >or woody shrubland can result in net carbon loss even as the woody plants >grow. World wide 4 or 5 times as much carbon in soil as in all living >biomass. > > >John Harte >Professor of Ecosystem Sciences >ERG/ESPM >310 Barrows Hall >University of California >Berkeley, CA 94720 USA >[email protected] > > > >On Feb 12, 2015, at 6:37 AM, "Robert H. Socolow" <[email protected]> >wrote: > >> Many second-growth forests are still increasing their carbon stocks. I >>think that's the argument being made. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Feb 11, 2015, at 7:38 PM, David desJardins <[email protected]> >>>wrote: >>> >>> forest has to be carbon-balanced, it isn't removing net carbon from >>>the atmosphere but essentially all of the carbon taken up by plants >>>eventually gets returned to the atmosphere when those >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>Groups "geoengineering" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>an email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"geoengineering" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >email to [email protected]. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
