The soil carbon (C) stock, comprising soil organic C (SOC) and soil inorganic C (SIC) and
being the largest reservoir of the terrestrial biosphere, is a critical part of the global C cycle …

The term 'carbon sequestration'is commonly used to describe any increase in soil organic
carbon (SOC) content caused by a change in land management, with the implication that …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the magnitude and dynamics of the soil organic
carbon (SOC) and soil inorganic carbon (SIC) pools. The chapter also describes the impact …

Soils play a critical role in the production of food and feed for a growing global population.
Here, we review global patterns in soil characteristics, agricultural production and the fate of …

The global carbon (C) cycle is changing, as evident from abrupt increases in atmospheric
CO2. These changes have sparked interest in agricultural soils as potential repositories for …

In the interplay of the soil and the atmosphere, the soil can be both a contributor to and a
recipient of the impacts of climate change. In the past, land management has generally …

Rapidly rising concentrations of atmospheric CO2 have prompted a flurry of studies on soils
as potential carbon (C)'sinks'. Sequestering C in soils is often seen as a 'win …

The prospect, so alluring, of sequestering carbon (C) to mitigate CO2 build‐up in air has
prompted a flurry of soil studies, but questions still linger about whether early optimism was …

Among global issues of the twenty-first century are: population growth, increase in energy
demand, enrichment of atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and the …

The need to stabilize the greenhouse gas concentrations of the atmosphere is the great
environmental challenge of this century. To control these concentrations, humanity can …