An increasing Arctic-boreal CO2 sink offset by wildfires and source regions
Anna‐Maria Virkkala, Brendan M. Rogers, Jennifer D. Watts, Kyle A. Arndt, Stefano Potter, Isabel K. Wargowsky, Edward A. G. Schuur, Craig R. See, Marguerite Mauritz, Julia Boike, Marion Syndonia Bret-Harte, Eleanor Burke, Arden L. Burrell, Namyi Chae, Abhishek Chatterjee, , Susan M. Natali
The paper shows the Arctic-Boreal Zone was an increasing CO2 sink from 2001-2020, but fire emissions offset this trend, making the region's overall sink statistically insignificant.
Nature Climate Change · Jan 21, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology