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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > environmental science > environmental management > environmental protection > ecological restoration > biosequestration
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > environmental science > environmental management > environmental protection > ecological restoration > biosequestration
Preferred Term:

biosequestration

Definition:
Capturing and storage of the atmospheric gases, especially, greenhouse gases by biological processes. This term is also used for sequesteration of copper, heavy metals.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
ecological restoration
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • biological sequestration
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/334984
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RDF/XMLCreated 2019-10-23, last modified 2020-11-03