Carbon release

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>
> From the moment that the airlock is opened and the Habitat starts
to
> accept new residents there will be a period of a decade or two
until
> the biosphere reaches equilibrium. I'm assuming that there will be
> vegation throughout the Habitat and the mass of the trees and
bushes
> comes entirely from the atmosphere. A tree massing 3 tonnes needs
to
> get that carbon from the atmosphere before it can be counted as
part
> of the equilibria of the biosphere.
>

There's the difference. I was assuming that -at least at first- the
habitat would be bare of vegetation. Seeds would be imported into the
habitat over time but not full plants. Food would also have to be
imported at this time.

>
> TangoMan

Joe