The priming effect (PE) is a key mechanism contributing to the carbon balance of the soil
ecosystem. Almost 100 years of research since its discovery in 1926 have led to a rich body …

There is a growing concern about climate change, and soils have attracted significant
research attention as a sink for atmospheric CO 2. Mechanisms of soil organic carbon (SOC) …

Executive summary Land and climate interact in complex ways through changes in forcing
and multiple biophysical and biogeochemical feedbacks across different spatial and …

The erosive force of rainfall (rainfall erosivity) is a major driver of soil, nutrient losses
worldwide and an important input for soil erosion assessments models. Here, we present a …

Soils are the major component of the terrestrial ecosystem and the largest organic carbon
reservoir on Earth. However, they are a nonrenewable natural resource and especially …

Fresh carbon input (above and belowground) contributes to soil carbon sequestration, but
also accelerates decomposition of soil organic matter through biological priming …

This study aimed to quantify SOC stocks and potential C sequestration for Nigeria using
legacy soil data. Mass preserving splines were fitted to legacy SOC and bulk density (BD) …

Climate change and stagnating crop yields may cause a decline of SOC stocks in
agricultural soils leading to considerable CO2 emissions and reduced agricultural …

The flux of carbon dioxide from the soil to the atmosphere (soil respiration) is one of the
major fluxes in the global carbon cycle. At present, the accumulated field observation data …

The response of soil carbon represents one of the key uncertainties in future climate change.
The ability of Earth system models (ESMs) to simulate present-day soil carbon is therefore …