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Three points on this:

- Increasing total plant biomass increases the amount if carbon trapped in that portion of the cycle at any given time

- When plants decay or are eaten, some of the carbon compounds created are solids. Carbon itself is not the problem, carbon-based gases are.

- Some portion of plant biomass is harvested by humans for durable purposes, such as wood and textiles. These uses hold carbon for much longer.

I don't know what the total affect of these is, but they shouldn't be ignored.




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