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Latest News: December 2008
Northern US soil carbon reservoirs vulnerable to global warming, says USGS
Mounting evidence shows that soil carbon is increasingly contributing larger amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere as a result of warming, permafrost degradation, and complex climate-biogeochemical interactions. Northern soils are known to harbor large amounts of carbon in the zone between the moss surface and the permafrost or mineral soil boundary. USGS Soil Scientist, Jennifer Harden explains, 'When permafrost thaws to create a thicker active layer, microbial processing of previously frozen carbon results in particularly large releases of CO2.' This carbon-rich soil zone is proving be the 'hot zone' for CO2 emissions as environmental conditions change through decomposition and wildfires.
Soil is the largest terrestrial reservoir of carbon, containing twice as much as the atmosphere and three times that in global vegetation. It is known to interact with carbon reservoirs in vegetation and the atmosphere by annually transferring significant amounts of carbon. Scientists are researching the role that soil carbon may play in forcing climate change during the coming decades.
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