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Drier savannas store more soil carbon than previously realized 
Savannas and grasslands in arid climates globally are crucial in climate change mitigation by storing substantially more soil carbon than previously understood, according to a new study. These ecosystems help to slow climate warming by serving as valuable carbon sinks. Focus of the study  A team of 20 international researchers analyzed data from 53 fire-manipulation experiments worldwide. “The majority of our sites were from fire-manipulation experiments where fire treatments were prescribed (43 out of 53). The fire frequencies ranged from one fire every 17 years to one fire every year. The low fire treatments were usually complete fire exclusion,” noted the study authors.  The analysis wa

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