
Soil carbon sequestration primarily stores atmospheric carbon in which pool?
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Get StartedSoil carbon sequestration primarily stores atmospheric carbon in which pool?
Options:
- Soil organic matter
- Aboveground vegetation biomass
- Geologic carbonate rocks
- Dissolved CO2 in rivers
Correct answer: Soil organic matter
Explanation: Soil carbon sequestration refers to storing carbon as soil organic matter; globally soils contain roughly 1,500 gigatons of organic carbon in the top 2 meters, exceeding the carbon in the atmosphere.
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