Quantifying the recarbonization of post-agricultural landscapes.

Bell, Stephen M; Raymond, Samuel J; Yin, He; Jiao, Wenzhe; Goll, Daniel S; Ciais, Philippe; Olivetti, Elsa; Leshyk, Victor O et al. · Nat Commun · 2023

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Abstract

Despite worldwide prevalence, post-agricultural landscapes remain one of the least constrained human-induced land carbon sinks. To appraise their role in rebuilding the planet’s natural carbon stocks through ecosystem restoration, we need to better understand their spatial and temporal legacies.