Carbon sink

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A natural or artificial reservoir that accumulates and stores some carbon-containing chemical compound for an indefinite period.

    "A few years from now, these stems will develop into a barrier against erosion, a carbon sink and a habitat for distinctive Highland birds such as the capercaillie and ptarmigan."

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carbon absorbersinkstropical ecosystemstropical forest

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"A few years from now, these stems will develop into a barrier against erosion, a carbon sink and a habitat for distinctive Highland birds such as the capercaillie and ptarmigan."

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