"The study found that if the dead tropical plants level increased by 30 percent, then about 0.6 tonnes of carbon per hectare would be released each year.
The amount of carbon released is greater than estimated climate-induced increase in forest biomass carbon in the Amazonia.
Due to the large surface area by the tropical forests and large carbon storage in the soil, any significant increase in carbon would likely affect the global carbon balance. The overall effects of increased dead tropical plants is unknown, but there are potential consequences for the carbon cycling in the global future.
Tropical forests play a crucial role in regulating the global carbon balance. Society and human activities cause carbon dioxide release to increase, and trees were thought to respond to this surge by increasing their growth, enabling them to taking in larger amounts of carbon. But with more and larger trees, when they die, there will be more dead tree mass, which would trigger more carbon release by the microorganisms.
Thus, researchers are also asking, “What would be the impact of increased tree growth in the tropical rainforests?” Since increased tree growth would lead to more dead trees in the future, further stimulating more microorganism activity and further increasing the release of stored soil carbon."
Tropical forests play a crucial role in regulating the global carbon balance. Society and human activities cause carbon dioxide release to increase, and trees were thought to respond to this surge by increasing their growth, enabling them to taking in larger amounts of carbon. But with more and larger trees, when they die, there will be more dead tree mass, which would trigger more carbon release by the microorganisms.
Thus, researchers are also asking, “What would be the impact of increased tree growth in the tropical rainforests?” Since increased tree growth would lead to more dead trees in the future, further stimulating more microorganism activity and further increasing the release of stored soil carbon."
