Impacts of climate change-induced extreme weather events on carbon dynamics in soil
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Bibliometric analysis reveals how floods, droughts, and wildfires disrupt soil carbon dynamics and microbial activity, highlighting the vulnerability of natural carbon sinks to climate extremes.
Key Points
- To synthesize literature on how climate-induced extreme weather events—specifically droughts, floods, and wildfires—alter soil organic carbon dynamics and sequestration.
- Conducted a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of research literature examining the impacts of extreme weather events on soil carbon processes.
- Drought conditions shift plant biomass allocation toward roots rather than shoots, modifying root-derived carbon inputs into the soil.
- Flooding mobilizes dissolved organic carbon to accelerate leaching losses, while wildfires reduce aboveground plant biomass and carbon inputs.
- Extreme weather events alter soil microbial breakdown of organic matter, degrade soil structure, and increase vulnerability to erosion.
Cite This Study
Bolan et al. (2026) studied this question.