06-21-2006
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Re: Terra Preta
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CSIRO MEDIA RELEASE 97/58
3 April 1997
LEGACY OF A THOUSAND BUSHFIRES
Australia's soil is even poorer than was thought, says CSIRO Land and Water researcher Jan Skjemstad. Much of our small supply of carbon - an essential element in fertile soil - is in the form of useless charcoal, resulting from tens of thousands of years of bushfires.
"The charcoal is mostly carbon, but it is in a form which can't be used by plants or soil organisms," said Mr Skjemstad.
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