Big win: Soil Organic Carbon: absorbing carbon back into the soil

Carbon sequestration by soils can mitigate climate change; the stock of carbon in the soil is twice that in the atmosphere. Small changes in soil carbon can have a big impact on atmospheric carbon - according to recent analysis by scientists at CIAT and The Nature Conservancy

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Main Author: International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Format: Brief biblioteca
Language:English
Published: International Center for Tropical Agriculture 2016-11
Subjects:soil, suelo, carbon sequestration, secuestro del carbono, climate change, cambio climático, agroforestry, agroforesteria,
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77750
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Summary:Carbon sequestration by soils can mitigate climate change; the stock of carbon in the soil is twice that in the atmosphere. Small changes in soil carbon can have a big impact on atmospheric carbon - according to recent analysis by scientists at CIAT and The Nature Conservancy