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Carbon Storage in Western U.S. Ecosystems - USGS Report Findings

Offered By: AGU via YouTube

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Environmental Science Courses Climate Change Courses Terrestrial Ecosystems Courses Land Management Courses Carbon Storage Courses Carbon Sequestration Courses

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Watch a press conference from the 2012 AGU Fall Meeting discussing groundbreaking research on carbon storage in Western U.S. ecosystems. Learn about the U.S. Geological Survey's comprehensive report estimating carbon sequestration across nearly 2 million square miles of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific coast. Discover key findings on annual carbon sequestration rates and projections under various scenarios of land use, climate change, and wildfire activity. Gain insights from USGS Director Marcia McNutt and Research Geographer Benjamin Sleeter as they present this vital benchmark data needed to inform science-based land management decisions and future studies on ecosystem carbon dynamics in the Western United States.

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Fall Meeting 2012 Press Conference: How Much Carbon Gets Stored In Western U.S. Ecosystems?


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