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Fig. 2.   Spatial detail of changes in the woody biomass carbon pool of northern temperate and boreal forests between late 1990s and early 1980s (a) and pool size during late 1990s (b). Biomass estimates were converted to carbon by multiplying by 0.5, a standard factor for converting woody biomass to carbon (4, 5).

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