Rain forest preservation

Conference · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA)

OSTI ID:5765102

Weiner, R F ^[1]

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1. Western Washington Univ., Bellingham (USA)

The author discusses the possible impact the destruction of the tropical rain forest in South America has had on the atmosphere. Slash-and-burn agricultural practices have caused laterization of the soils, because rain forest vegetation carries nutrients, rather than the soil. The fact that the vegetation of the rain forest can help metabolize the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is also mentioned.

• OSTI ID: 5765102
• Report Number(s): CONF-891103-; CODEN: TANSA
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA), Conference: Winter meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and nuclear power and technology exhibit, San Francisco, CA (USA), 26-30 Nov 1989; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
FORESTS
PRESERVATION
TROPICAL REGIONS
BRAZIL
CARBON DIOXIDE
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
SOUTH AMERICA
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
LATIN AMERICA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
SYNTHESIS
540220* - Environment
Terrestrial- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)