Pyrogenic carbon from tropical savanna burning: production and stable isotope composition

• Published in: Biogeosciences Vol. 12; no. 6; pp. 1849 - 1863
• Main Authors: Saiz, G, Wynn, J. G, Wurster, C. M, Goodrick, I, Nelson, P. N, Bird, M. I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus GmbH 20.03.2015; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Combustion; Soil carbon

Widespread burning of mixed tree–grass ecosystems represents the major natural locus of pyrogenic carbon (PyC) production. PyC is a significant, pervasive and yet poorly understood "slow-cycling" form of carbon present in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, soils and sediments. We conducted 16 ex...