The Ancient Trees of the Amazon

Interesting! Since the Amazon trees are partially underwater for part of the year, I wonder if this may account for their relatively slow growth.

As I understand it, marine phytoplankton produce most of the world's oxygen and, therefore, use most of the carbon dioxide. So the Amazon forest may be less environmentally important to preventing global warming than we think. This does not lessen the tragedy of the loss of large parts of the rainforest; it is indeed a great tragedy in terms of the flora, fauna, and knowledge lost, and the negative spiritual impact on humankind.