Risks and opportunities coexist. Nevertheless, increasing the unprotected carbon pool can increase soil carbon storage, which gives us great hope. Conservation tillage practices such as straw return to the field and cover crops can increase unprotected carbon (the particulate OC).

Unprotected carbon dominates decadal soil carbon increase - Nature Communications Here, the authors warn of the declining stability of soil carbon associated with climate change and human activities. The unprotected soil carbon fraction dominates decadal soil carbon increases.

A recent article @naturecomms.bsky.social shows that the unprotected soil carbon fraction (particulate OC) dominates decadal soil carbon increase, but warns of decreasing soil carbon stability associated with climate change and human activities.
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