The Pyrogenic Carbon Cycle

What is it about?

Pyrogenic carbon (charcoal, black carbon, biochar) is produced in wildfires and by human activities - this paper synthesises existing knowledge on the sources and fate of pyrogenic carbon in the environment

Featured Image

Why is it important?

Pyrogenic carbon is resistant to degradation and so represents a long term carbon sink. Understanding the cycling of pyrogenic carbon will assist in understanding its role in the global carbon cycle, and as biochar, its potential as a carbon sink to mitigate climate change