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You can convert the trees to biochar, then a large percentage won't decompose. You don't need to fertilize trees because they get their nutrients from microbial
by thatcat 10y ago
You can convert the trees to biochar, then a large percentage won't decompose. You don't need to fertilize trees because they get their nutrients from microbial life[0], which is increased by fertilization with biochar.
[0] elane ingham, food web talk - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x2H60ritjag https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x2H60ritjag
- amock 10y agoMicrobial life has to get the nutrients from somewhere, so you do need fertilizer and the biochar is the fertilizer. It's not impossible to sequester carbon this way, it's just that it seems like it's going to cost significantly more than $15/person/year.
- thatcat 10y agoThe soil has unavailable nutrients in large supplies that get converted by microbes. The biochar is technically inert and doesn't get absorbed, it stimulates microbial life because it has massive amounts of surface area. It's not technically necessary.