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Human-induced erosion has offset one-third of carbon emissions from land cover change

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Erosion of agricultural land is estimated to have resulted in a cumulative net uptake of 78 ± 22 Pg C on land (6000 ʙᴄ–2015 ᴀᴅ), offsetting 37 ± 10% of generally recognized… Click to show full abstract

Erosion of agricultural land is estimated to have resulted in a cumulative net uptake of 78 ± 22 Pg C on land (6000 ʙᴄ–2015 ᴀᴅ), offsetting 37 ± 10% of generally recognized C emissions resulting from anthropogenic land cover change.

Keywords: change human; change; human induced; erosion; cover change; land cover

Journal Title: Nature Climate Change
Year Published: 2017

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