Biological carbon

Question 1

The capacity of the soil to store organic carbon depends on what?

Answer 1

Climate = influences plant growth and microbial and detritivore activity

Soil type = clay-rich soils have a higher carbon content than sandy soil as clay protects carbon from decomposition

The use and management of soils = globally, soils have lost 40-90 billion tonnes (Gt) of carbon since 1850, through cultivation and disturbance