Download or read book Carbon Storage and Accumulation in United States Forest Ecosystems (Classic Reprint) written by Richard A. Birdsey and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-12 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Carbon Storage and Accumulation in United States Forest Ecosystems Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been increasing steadily since at least 1958 (keeling Predictions of future climate change as a consequence of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide vary widely. Under a scenario of equivalent doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide by the middle of the next century, most predictions show an increase in average global temperature of between 2 and 5 degrees centigrade and an increase in average global precipitation of between 7 and 15 percent (schneider These prospective changes have generated interest in strategies to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, or to offset emissions by storing additional carbon in forests. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.