Farming carbon: Study reveals potent carbon-storage potential of human-made wetlands
Saturday, June 22, 2013 - 15:00
in Earth & Climate
The goal of restoring or creating wetlands on agricultural lands is almost always to remove nutrients and improve water quality. But new research shows that constructed marshes also excel at pulling carbon dioxide from the air and holding it long-term in soil, suggesting that farmers and landowners may also want to build wetlands to "farm" carbon.