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Re:The Brazilian Amazon has 'flipped' to become major produc... by throwawaysea on Monday May 03, 2021 @02:38PM (#27028987)
Depending on the type of grasslands, that may actually be a superior carbon sink: https://phys.org/news/2018-07-grasslands-reliable-carbon-tre...
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Re:The Brazilian Amazon has 'flipped' to become major produc... by jbotz on Monday May 03, 2021 @04:35PM (#27030305)
It's not really grasslands. It's what in Brazil we call "cerrado", a semi-arid woodland. The soil is too mineral-poor to support the kind of grasslands you're thinking of.
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Re:The Brazilian Amazon has 'flipped' to become major produc... by adrianN on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @12:25AM (#27034057)
The incredible biodiversity of the Amazon would be lost forever though.
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