Carbon cycle in the Amazon Rainforest

• The amazon rainforest stores 123 billion tonnes of carbon
• How many tonnes of carbon does the amazon rainforest store?

  123 billion
• Increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in atmosphere has led to increased productivity, as vegetation is able to access more carbon dioxide for photosynthesis, increasing the biomass
• What has increased concentration of carbon dioxide led to?

  increased productivity
• Increased productivity in the amazon means that vegetation is able to access more carbon dioxide for photosynthesis
• When vegetation is able to access more carbon dioxide for photosynthesis what does it lead to?

  increased biomass
• Due to this, amount of carbon dioxide sequestered has increased, making it an even more important carbon store. However, it has been suggested that although trees are growing more quickly, they're also dying younger.
• increased productivity essentially means more growth
• Due to an increased amount of growth in the amazon rainforest this has led to increase in the amount ....?

  sequestered
• In latin america fossil fuel emissions now surpass the sequestration of carbon in the rainforest