why soil is an important carbon store
Soil organic carbon is part of the natural carbon cycle, and the worldâs soils holds around twice the amount of carbon that is found in the atmosphere and in vegetation. Organic material is manufactured by plants using carbon dioxide from the air and water.he amount of soil organic carbon present in soil can vary hugely according to soil and landscape types,an and c climate an change in the same paddock over time depending on climate and farming methods.