Carbon sequestration in soils and climate change mitigation—Definitions and pitfalls

A Don, F Seidel, J Leifeld, T Kätterer… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The term carbon (C) sequestration has not just become a buzzword but is something of a
siren's call to scientific communicators and media outlets. Carbon sequestration is the …

RUSSELL REVIEW Soil carbon stewardship: Thinking in circles

HH Janzen - European Journal of Soil Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The words we choose to describe our research ultimately directs its course. A dominant term
in soil science now, is 'sequestration', referring to the removal of carbon (C) from air and its …

Soil carbon maintained by perennial grasslands over 30 years but lost in field crop systems in a temperate Mollisol

CL Dietz, RD Jackson, MD Ruark… - Communications Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
To mitigate climate change, some seek to store carbon from the atmosphere in agricultural
soils. However, our understanding about how agriculture affects soil organic carbon is …

Assessment of carbon sequestration potential of mining areas under ecological restoration in China

Y Zhu, L Wang, J Ma, Z Hua, Y Yang, F Chen - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mining activities aggravate the ecological degradation and emission of greenhouse gases
throughout the world, thereby affecting the global climate and posing a serious threat to the …

Storage and persistence of organic carbon in the upper three meters of soil under arable and native prairie land use

CO Anuo, L Li, KC Moreland, KJ McFarlane, A Malakar… - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Aims Land use change from native grasslands to arable lands globally impacts soil
ecosystem functions, including the storage of soil organic carbon (SOC). Understanding the …

Spatiotemporal variations and driving factors of farmland soil organic carbon in various landforms of a complex topography

J Long, J Li, Q Huang, L Lu, H Li, S Xing… - Soil and Tillage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Estimating the spatiotemporal variations and driving factors of farmland soil organic carbon
density (SOCD) is of great significance for enhancing soil carbon sequestration capacity …

[HTML][HTML] Conservation practices boost soil-protected organic carbon stocks in olive orchards

E Pareja-Sánchez, P Domouso, B Gómez-Muñoz… - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
Carbon farming practices are pivotal for enhancing soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in
agricultural systems. This study focuses on evaluating the effects of spontaneous cover …

[HTML][HTML] Principles, barriers and enablers to agroecological animal production systems: a qualitative approach based on five case studies

B Dumont, C Barlagne, P Cassart, JE Duval… - animal, 2024 - Elsevier
Agroecology is among the most promising options to alleviate the negative impacts of
animal farming on the environment and build local food systems based on ethically …

The importance of multi‐species grassland leys to enhance ecosystem services in crop rotations

CS Malisch, JA Finn, J Eriksen, R Loges… - Grass and Forage …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The ongoing simplification of agricultural production systems has resulted in several
negative consequences, ranging from losses in soil organic carbon and biodiversity to a …

Perennial grassland agriculture restores critical ecosystem functions in the US Upper Midwest

C Wepking, HC Mackin, Z Raff, D Shrestha… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Dominant forms of agricultural production in the US Upper Midwest are undermining human
health and well being. Restoring critical ecosystem functions to agriculture is key to …