Ted Feldpausch Research Group

In category: Wildfire


Soil carbon loss twice as severe with conversion to agriculture than with repeated wildfire in Amazonian forests

A new study shows the significant impact of recurring fires and agricultural conversion on soil carbon storage in the Amazon rainforest. The research, a collaboration between the University of Exeter (UoE) and Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA) at the University of São Paulo (USP), demonstrates substantial carbon loss and degradation of soil properties […]


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