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"Green Revolution" changes breathing of the biosphere
Computer model links stronger seasonal oscillations in carbon dioxide to intensive agriculture
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The agricultural "Green Revolution" has contributed to deeper breathing of Earth's atmosphere.
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Agriculture corresponds to biological productivity in the Northern Hemisphere growing season.
Credit: Philipp Koehler and Luis Guanter, Free University of Berlin
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The seasonal amplitude in carbon dioxide has risen some 15 percent over the past five decades.
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Changes in the way land is managed can alter the breathing of the atmosphere, scientists say.
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VEGAS, a carbon cycle model, factors in changes in 20th and 21st century farming practices.
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In autumn, plants decompose and release stored carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
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