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A new study published in Global Change Biology Communications finds that livestock grazing can increase soil carbon storage in Iceland’s sub‑arctic grasslands. Researchers note that grassland plants move large amounts of carbon into the soil through their roots, where it remains stored underground. While conventional wisdom often assumes that eliminating grazers would enhance carbon sequestration, the study’s results suggest that the presence of grazers may actually promote greater soil carbon retention.

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