Ecosystems, CO2 Link Continues to Stump Scientists Earth’s oceans, forests and other ecosystems continue to soak up about half the carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere by human activities, even as those emissions have increased, according to a study by Univ. of Colorado and NOAA scientists published in the journal Nature.The scientists analyzed 50 years of global carbon dioxide (CO2) measurements and found that the processes by which the planet’s oceans and ecosystems absorb the greenhouse gas are not yet at capacity.Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2012/08/ecosystems-co2-link-continues-stump-scientists

Ecosystems, CO2 Link Continues to Stump Scientists

Earth’s oceans, forests and other ecosystems continue to soak up about half the carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere by human activities, even as those emissions have increased, according to a study by Univ. of Colorado and NOAA scientists published in the journal Nature.

The scientists analyzed 50 years of global carbon dioxide (CO2) measurements and found that the processes by which the planet’s oceans and ecosystems absorb the greenhouse gas are not yet at capacity.

Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2012/08/ecosystems-co2-link-continues-stump-scientists