Forest soils store an estimated 40% of the world's terrestrial carbon, but estimates suggest that around 15–30% of that soil carbon is lost when a forest is harvested. Tracking such losses can be tricky: wildfires, insects, disease and past forest management can all affect forest soil carbon sto...
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-10-term-reveals-forest-floor-soil.html)