How soil carbon responds to climate change: Scientists work to improve predictions

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 20:30 in Earth & Climate

Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and living plants. But scientists don't know why some organic compounds persist for centuries or even thousands of years in soils, while others quickly decompose. This longstanding mystery is addressed in a review by an international team of scientists.

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