Not quite a temporary sink, not in every case. Both carbon and nitrogen are captured by plants, then what? Plants get eaten by livestock or people.
So these atoms get captured and enter a large and complex cycle forward.
But if you are talking about natural areas (non production), then the plant won't die anytime soon, essentially trapping carbon and nitrogen for a very long time.
And once they die, not all of it is released back to the air, I do not have an exact number now, but a lot of it is incorporated in soil.
We have several fields in animal science and agricultural science that are based on these exact mechanisms, for greener production and also for traditional production but with increased yields.
So these atoms get captured and enter a large and complex cycle forward.
But if you are talking about natural areas (non production), then the plant won't die anytime soon, essentially trapping carbon and nitrogen for a very long time.
And once they die, not all of it is released back to the air, I do not have an exact number now, but a lot of it is incorporated in soil.
We have several fields in animal science and agricultural science that are based on these exact mechanisms, for greener production and also for traditional production but with increased yields.