Carbon sequestration

URI: https://soilwise-he.github.io/soil-health#CarbonSequestration

Definition

Carbon sequestration is the process of transferring CO₂ from the atmosphere into the soil of a land unit, through plants, plant residues and other organic solids which are stored or retained in the unit as part of the soil organic matter with a long residence time.

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Olson2014

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soils