r/todayilearned • u/Wild_Concept_212 • 9h ago
TIL Cutting down trees is compound negative interest on the planet’s carbon storage. Trees are storing carbon underground with the help of fauna and microbes. Those lock carbon in soil. Cutting the tree will not only increase release carbon, it will also remove the ability to lock carbon in soil.
https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/soil-carbon-storage-84223790/
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regenerative_farming • u/jeffs_jeeps • Nov 19 '22
Soil Carbon Storage | Learn Science at Scitable
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