Re:Losses of soil carbon under global warming might equal U....
by mturmon on Thursday December 01, 2016 @02:36PM
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This is correct, even for Arctic regions.
According to [1], net production of carbon in Alaskan Arctic regions is about 0.14 kg / meter-squared, per year. But soil content is about 14 kg / meter-squared. Crudely, that means 100 years of net carbon production would be sequestered in soil carbon.
According to [1], net production of carbon in Alaskan Arctic regions is about 0.14 kg / meter-squared, per year. But soil content is about 14 kg / meter-squared. Crudely, that means 100 years of net carbon production would be sequestered in soil carbon.
[1] http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/4271/2014/