Soil carbon

nutrients. The soil also has many microorganisms living in it. Many of them eat the organic material in the soil. They use oxygen and release carbon dioxide...

limestone which contain the now-solid CO2. Some of the carbon from plants also becomes part of the soil, where it can stay for a long time before decomposing...

carbon. Carbon sinks are very important in our environment. They can be natural or man-made. Soil, ocean, forest and the atmosphere all store carbon and...

roots of the soil, this carbon is what many of the microorganisms feed on in regards to rhizodeposition. Without this exchange of carbon, the microorganisms...

long time in soil and even longer in containers. Some people propose making biochar to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is a...

lost, very often the soil they protected is also lost. This loss of soil is called erosion. Trees are also important for carbon sequestration. When the...

soil. Most permafrost is on land close to the North and South poles. Other permafrost is found in high mountain areas. When permafrost melts, carbon dioxide...

chemistry, chemistry that is based on carbon, which is the basis for all living things. Organic matter in soil is material that is, or once was, a plant...

subtropical moist broadleaf forests. In this biome vast amounts of carbon as soil organic matter store up – much more than natural forests contain. They...

relatively slow plant growth, but decay is even slower because of the saturated soil. So, the amount of peat increases. Large areas of landscape can be covered...

endothermic (takes in heat) chemical process which uses sunlight to turn carbon dioxide into sugars. The sugars are used by the cell as energy, and to build...

process whereby carbon dioxide and water are transformed into a number of organic molecules in plant cells. Nitrogen fixation from the soil into organic...

bacteria in the soil). Azotobacter aids to boost plant development and increase soil nitrogen level through nitrogen fixation by using carbon for its metabolism...

in length. It is the agent which causes anthrax. The bacillus lives in soils worldwide at moderate temperatures. It can be grown in aerobic or anaerobic...

environment: water pollution, air pollution, light pollution, noise pollution, soil pollution and thermal pollution. As pollution grows, ways to combat it have...

of harm to the environment by decreasing the quality of soil and increasing energy use, carbon emissions, pesticides, and nitrate pollution. Also, the...

complex. There is also 'dry ice'; it is frozen carbon dioxide. Dry ice exposed to normal air gives off carbon dioxide gas that is odorless and colorless....

in soil and recycle organic matters produced by plants, fungi and insects. Acidobacteria is likely to supplement their energy intake with carbon monoxide(CO)...

Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soil and their minerals through direct contact with the Earth's atmosphere, waters, or living things. It is a...

on its size, the light intensity, temperature, humidity, wind speed, and soil water supply. The process of Transpiration helps in regulating temperature...