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Definition:

The quantity of carbon contained in a “pool”, meaning a reservoir or system which has the capacity to accumulate or release carbon.

Source & ©: FAO Forestry Terms and definitions 

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In the context of forests it refers to the amount of carbon stored in the world’s forest ecosystem, mainly in living biomass and soil, but to a lesser extent also in dead wood and litter.

Source & ©: based on GreenFacts Digest on Forests


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18-3-2008