Soil carbon storage is a vital ecosystem service, resulting from interactions of ecological processes. Human activities affecting these processes can lead to carbon loss or improved storage.

Researchers used advanced proximal sensors to analyze soil properties in Haiti’s Central Plateau, revealing significant ...

“One of the biggest issues affecting soil health a lot of times are past sins, such as compaction layers that restrict ... which means we need to pump more carbon and simple sugars into the ...

Modern tillage farming practices make soils more vulnerable to the impact of heavy machinery and traffic volumes. But, ...

There's three times more carbon in the soil than in the atmosphere ... UK, added: "The thin layer of soil covering the Earth's surface represents the difference between survival and extinction ...

and predictions of soil organic matter production and litter decomposition. More information: Yunyu Zhang et al, Exchangeable manganese regulates carbon storage in the humus layer of the boreal forest ...

What sets these fires apart is their tendency to move below ground into carbon-rich soil layers. While wildfires generally flame upwards — quickly consuming forest and grassland — the ...

Scientists recently found the planet’s longest continuously occupied termite colony in an arid region of South Africa. It ...

Mangrove soil worldwide holds 4.5 times as ... material accumulates and compacts over time to form a layer of peat densely packed with carbon which, if undisturbed, can be locked away for millennia.

A 3,775-year-old log found in Canada had barely lost any of its carbon content since being buried, indicating "wood vaulting" is a viable means of carbon storage.

The soil level will drop over time as materials settle and rot. Top the bed up with more no-dig layers of brown and green materials (I've been using compost, shredded paper and organic fertiliser).