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Re: Terra Preta
Erich:
Question about the bacteria in terra preta.
I presume that the bacteria is anaerobic due to the fact it is underground and would be oxygen starved. Do the bacteria live off of CO2 themselves or some other carbon source that when they die also means sequestration of carbon in the soil?
I am curious about this because of the reports that terra preta will regenerate itself if enough of it is left after it is mined. It seems like it would need to come up with a new carbon source and I wonder if this source of carbon is from the bacteria itself.
Obviously if the bacteria will sequester carbon as well, it could be a huge additional bonus to the atmosphere.
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