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Published online 11 April 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020408-7
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Rainforest breathes out
Rivers and swamps may balance carbon books.
The rivers and wetlands of South America's Amazon rainforest breathe out as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year as the dry regions of the forest absorb, new research shows1.
This suggests that, as a whole, the Amazonian and other tropical forests are in a state of carbon dioxide equilibrium.
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