The capacity of soils to store organic carbon represents a key function of soils that is not only
decisive for climate regulation but also affects other soil functions. Recent efforts to assess …

Over the last few years, considerable attention has been devoted in the scientific literature
and in the media to the concept of “ecosystem” services of soils. The monetary valuation of …

Soil organic matter (SOM) is one of the most important soil-forming factors and complex with
a chemical composition not fully known. The amount of SOM traditionally is estimated by …

Soil carbon sequestration (enhanced sinks) is the mechanism responsible for most of the
greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation potential in the agriculture sector. Carbon sequestration in …

Precise determination of changes in organic carbon (OC) stocks is prerequisite to
understand the role of soils in the global cycling of carbon and to verify changes in stocks …

Precise estimations of soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks are of decided importance for the
detection of C sequestration or emission potential induced by land use changes. For …

Purpose The sensitivity of soil organic carbon to global change drivers, according to the
depth profile, is receiving increasing attention because of its importance in the global carbon …

Organic carbon levels of 542 soil samples from temperate lowland forest were determined
by the original and modified Walkley–Black (WB) dichromate methods and total organic …

Soil microorganisms participate in soil carbon cycling and they are affected by tillage and
straw returning. In this experiment, a split-plot design was adopted beginning in 2002. The …

Agricultural soils have a high potential for sequestration of atmospheric carbon due to their
volume and several promising management options. However, there is a remarkable lack of …