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News Release 13-069
Where Does Charcoal, or Black Carbon, in Soils Go?
Scientists find surprising new answers in wetlands such as the Everglades
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Charred boreal forest after a fire has raged: where does the "charcoal" go?
Credit: Stefan Doerr, Swansea University
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The familiar look of charcoal; some charcoal is generated by wildfires and burning fossil fuels.
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Alaska forest fire near NSF's Bonanza Creek LTER site; fires leave charcoal, or black carbon.
Credit: Stefan Doerr, Swansea University
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At NSF's Florida Coastal Everglades LTER site, charcoal is part of the dissolved organic carbon.
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Charcoal, or black carbon, makes its way through Everglades wetlands and to the sea.
Credit: NSF Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Site
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The researchers' findings are described in the April 19 issue of the journal Science.
Credit: Copyright AAAS 2013
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