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Nature Paper by Schlesinger Named One of Environmental Sciences's Most Influential Articles
A Nature article on carbon sequestration by William H. Schlesinger, dean of the Nicholas School and James B. Duke Professor of Biogeochemistry, has been named one of the most influential papers in the field of environmental sciences.
According to Essential Science Indicators, an online tracking database of scientific literature, Schlesinger’s article,“Limited Carbon Storage in Soil and Litter of Experimental Forest Plots Under Increased Atmospheric CO2,” has been cited 81 times since its publication on May 24, 2001.
That places it in the top 1 percent of all peer-reviewed studies in its field. John Lichter, assistant professor of biology and environmental studies at Bowdoin College, was co-author.Their article, considered a seminal work in the study of carbon sequestration, was the first to call into question the role of forest soils as long-term carbon sinks.