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The Oxalate-Carbonate Pathway as an Ecosystem Service for Sustainable Agriculture and Carbon Sequestration: Insights from East African Fig Trees

Year: 2026

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The oxalate-carbonate pathway is a biogeochemical process linking oxalogenic tree species to inorganic carbon sequestration. Th is process has a positive impact on soil functioning with the potential to act as a nature- based solution linking soil C sequestration, while maintaining soil fertility, and food production. Ba cterial-fungal interactions are crucial to the OCP functioning, thus linking concepts related to microbiome engineering.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23802620

Authors: Bindschedler, Saskia, Cailleau, Guillaume, Olaka, Lydia A., Bone, Sharon E., Pena, Jasquelin, Wiesenberg, Guido L. B., Rozin, Aviram, McMackin, Ciriaco, Tikhomirov, Dmitry, Schiedung, Marcus, Hoppe, Grittje A., Vaughan, Lindsay, Harrison, Lisa Beth, Nico, Peter, Rieder, Camille, Dasgupta, Shubhendu, Rowley, Mike C.

Institutions: University of Neuchâtel, Technical University of Kenya, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Davis, University of Zurich, Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, University of Lausanne

Language: English

Topic: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Subfield: Soil Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Climate action, Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7224823905

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