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Explosive volcanic eruptions can act as carbon sinks

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: emissions from the source eruptions. Here, we show that explosive volcanism, through the repeated burial of organic C in volcanic soils, acts as a significant regional C sink over time, ultimately averaging to net C-negative events.

Source: Nature Communications

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59692-4

Authors: Pierre Delmelle, Sébastien Biass, Mathilde Paque, Benjamin Lobet

Institutions: UCLouvain, University of Geneva

Language: English

Topic: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Subfield: Soil Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Life on land

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $6,990

Funders: Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Fonds pour la Formation à la Recherche dans l’Industrie et dans l’Agriculture

Awards: G7169209804, G8584992706

OpenAlex ID: W4410198701

FWCI: 3.595

Cites: 54

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10