Yes, point taken ... Archived Message
Posted by Shyaku  on October 8, 2019, 6:25 am, in reply to "Shy, trees DON'T release 'most of their carbon' back into the air when they die. I speak from direct"
Yes, point taken about much of the lignin in the wood being indigestible.
Please can I make the point, though, that if any part of the tree is consumed by animal life, it will be respired to CO2 in order to extract the energy from the sunlight. Possibly this includes insect life.
But its a good point that a lot of the original carbon stays sequestered in the wood. And the forest microbiome too.
Regards, Shyaku
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- Old, wrong argument. And it says nothing about the sheep. [Sheep? Yes really!] - - Rhisiart Gwilym October 5, 2019, 5:47 pm
- Um, its a steady state even without burying ... - Shyaku October 5, 2019, 7:49 pm
- Apropos, presentation from Allan Savory - - Rhisiart Gwilym October 5, 2019, 8:26 pm
- Shy, trees DON'T release 'most of their carbon' back into the air when they die. I speak from direct - Rhisiart Gwilym October 5, 2019, 8:56 pm
- Back to the question - scrabb October 6, 2019, 1:53 am
- Yes, point taken ... - Shyaku October 8, 2019, 6:25 am
- Re: Um, its a steady state even without burying ... - Gerard October 6, 2019, 2:17 pm
- Apologies to all, but I agree with Dr Gray. Forests are a temporary repository.. - David Macilwain October 6, 2019, 2:07 am
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