books.google.com - Much attention has been given to above ground biomass and its potential as a carbon sink, but in a mature forest ecosystem 40 to 60 percent of the stored carbon is below ground. As increasing numbers of forests are managed in a wide diversity of climates and soils, the importance of forest soils as a...http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Potential_of_U_S_Forest_Soils_to_Seq.html?id=xMFe7YzqoLQC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Potential of U.S. Forest Soils to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect