Melillo, J. M.; Houghton, R. A.; Kicklighter, D. W.; … - 2011
lands. In recent decades, the tropics have been the primary region of deforestation. The annual rate of CO2 released due to … release of CO2 from tropical deforestation appears to have been mostly offset by CO2 uptake occurring elsewhere in the tropics … to two factors: the combustion of fossil fuel and deforestation to create croplands and pastures. Deforestation results …