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Published online 23 July 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030721-6
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Old trees poor carbon sponge?
Carbon stockpiles question idea that forests will counteract global warming.
Mature trees might not offset global warming by mopping up excess carbon dioxide, suggests a forest study in Switzerland. They may already have all the carbon dioxide that they need.
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