How long does carbon stay in a near-pristine central Amazon forest? An empirical estimate with radiocarbon by I. Chanca, I. Chanca, I. Chanca, I. Levin, S. Trumbore, K. Macario, K. Macario, K. Macario, J. Lavric, J. Lavric, C. A. Quesada, A. Carioca de Araújo, C. Quaresma Dias Júnior, H. van Asperen, S. Hammer, C. A. Sierra

“…One useful timescale metric that integrates such information in terrestrial ecosystems is the transit time of C, defined as the time elapsed between C entering and leaving the ecosystem; the transit time is equivalent to the age of C exiting the ecosystem, which occurs mostly through respiration. …”
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