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. 2008 Feb 11;363(1498):1873–1880. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2007.0027

Table 2.

Global and South American carbon storage changes between 1860 and 2100 with and without effects of climate change on the carbon cycle (adapted from Cox et al. 2004).

without climate effects on the carbon cycle with climate effects on the carbon cycle change due to climate change
anthropogenic CO2 emissions (GtC) 1883 1883 not considered
South American vegetation carbon change (GtC) 64 −73 −137
South American soil carbon change (GtC) 76 −55 −131
total South American land carbon change (GtC) 140 −128 −268
global total land carbon change (GtC) 633 −98 −731
global ocean carbon change (GtC) 367 495 128
atmospheric carbon change (GtC) 883 1486 603
atmospheric CO2 at 2100 (ppmv) 700 980 280