Forests and the carbon cycle.

This paper contains discussions on: (1) how carbon is taken up by trees and hot it is stored and cycled in forests; (2) the importance of managing the carbon cycle and mitigating climate change by managing plant chemistry; (3) the natural patterns of storing and cycling of carbon by forest soils and vegetation; (4) the altered carbon cycle due to global climate change and its connection to forests; (5) how the society can manage carbon in forests; and (6) the global management of carbon. Case studies on the measurement of carbon and carbon sequestration are given.