Sandy soils are widely distributed across the world. Due to the growing global population
and urbanization, these soils are increasingly used to provide food, feed, fiber, energy, and …

Soils act as sources and sinks for greenhouse gases (GHG) such as carbon dioxide (CO 2),
methane (CH 4), and nitrous oxide (N 2 O). Since both storage and emission capacities may …

Peatlands are wetland ecosystems that accumulate dead organic matter (ie, peat) when
plant litter production outpaces peat decay, usually under conditions of frequent or …

Peatlands are a significant component of the global carbon (C) cycle, yet despite their role
as a long-term C sink throughout the Holocene, they are increasingly vulnerable to …

Nature provides a wide range of benefits to people. There is increasing consensus about the
importance of incorporating these “ecosystem services” into resource management …

Agricultural lands occupy 37% of the earth's land surface. Agriculture accounts for 52 and
84% of global anthropogenic methane and nitrous oxide emissions. Agricultural soils may …

This review examines the interactions between soil physical factors and the biological
processes responsible for the production and consumption in soils of greenhouse gases …

Information from 846 N2O emission measurements in agricultural fields and 99
measurements for NO emissions was summarized to assess the influence of various factors …

Wetlands provide important and diverse benefits to people around the world, contributing
provisioning, regulating, habitat, and cultural services. Critical regulating services include …

In this review, technical and economically viable potentials for carbon sequestration in the
agricultural soils of Europe by 2008–2012 are analysed against a business-as-usual …