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Soil as Carbon Storehouse: New Weapon in Climate Fight?

Soil carbon debt of 12,000 years of human land use

Soil carbon is a valuable resource, but all soil carbon is not created equal

carbon cycle

soil carbon

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Soil as Carbon Storehouse: New Weapon in Climate Fight?

Soil carbon debt of 12,000 years of human land use

Soil carbon debt of 12,000 years of human land useLand use and land cover change has resulted in substantial losses of carbon from soils globally, but credible estimates of how much soil carbon has been lost have been difficult to generate. Using a data-driven statistical model and the History Database of the Global Environment v3.2 historic land-use dataset, we estimated that agricultural land uses have resulted in the loss of 133 Pg C from the soil. Importantly, our maps indicate hotspots of soil carbon loss, often associated with major cropping regions and degraded grazing lands, suggesting that there are identifiable regions that should be targets for soil carbon restoration efforts.

Soil carbon is a valuable resource, but all soil carbon is not created equal

Soil carbon is a valuable resource, but all soil carbon is not created equalStoring more carbon in soil helps slow climate change and makes croplands more productive. But there are two kinds of soil carbon that are both important, but function very differently.

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