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PREFACE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
CARBON MANAGEMENT IN NATURAL
ECOSYSTEMS
CARBON MANAGEMENT IN HUMAN-
DOMINATED ECOSYSTEMS
THE IMPACTS OF FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
ON ECOSYSTEM CARBON
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
CONCLUSIONS
GLOSSARY
CONTRIBUTORS
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