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How does carbon end up accumulating in soil carbon pools?​

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Soils play a key role in the carbon cycle by soaking up carbon from dead plant matter. Plants absorb CO2 from the atmosphere through photosynthesis, and pass carbon to the ground when dead roots and leaves decompose. This net release of carbon to the atmosphere contributes to global warming.

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