How to measure, report and verify soil carbon change to realize the potential of soil carbon sequestration for atmospheric greenhouse gas removal
There is growing international interest in better managing soils to increase soil organic
carbon (SOC) content to contribute to climate change mitigation, to enhance resilience to …
carbon (SOC) content to contribute to climate change mitigation, to enhance resilience to …
Temperature sensitivity of soil organic matter decomposition—what do we know?
M von Lützow, I Kögel-Knabner - Biology and Fertility of soils, 2009 - Springer
Soil organic matter (SOM) represents one of the largest reservoirs of carbon on the global
scale. Thus, the temperature sensitivity of bulk SOM and of different SOM fractions is a key …
scale. Thus, the temperature sensitivity of bulk SOM and of different SOM fractions is a key …
Mitigating the greenhouse gas balance of ruminant production systems through carbon sequestration in grasslands
JF Soussana, T Tallec, V Blanfort - Animal, 2010 - cambridge.org
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 …
greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation potential in the agriculture sector. Carbon sequestration in …
How accurately can soil organic carbon stocks and stock changes be quantified by soil inventories?
M Schrumpf, ED Schulze, K Kaiser… - …, 2011 - bg.copernicus.org
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 …
understand the role of soils in the global cycling of carbon and to verify changes in stocks …
A new baseline of organic carbon stock in European agricultural soils using a modelling approach
Proposed European policy in the agricultural sector will place higher emphasis on soil
organic carbon (SOC), both as an indicator of soil quality and as a means to offset CO2 …
organic carbon (SOC), both as an indicator of soil quality and as a means to offset CO2 …
How much carbon input is required to preserve or increase projected soil organic carbon stocks in German croplands under climate change?
C Riggers, C Poeplau, A Don, C Frühauf, R Dechow - Plant and Soil, 2021 - Springer
Aims Increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks is discussed as negative emission
technology with the potential to remove relevant amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. At …
technology with the potential to remove relevant amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. At …
UK land use and soil carbon sequestration
This review explores the role of land use and land use change as a determinant of the soil's
ability to sequester and store carbon in the UK. Over 95 percent of the UK land carbon stock …
ability to sequester and store carbon in the UK. Over 95 percent of the UK land carbon stock …
Impact of global warming on soil organic carbon
P Smith, C Fang, JJC Dawson, JB Moncrieff - Advances in agronomy, 2008 - Elsevier
Soils contain a stock of carbon that is about twice as large as that in the atmosphere and
about three times that in vegetation. Small losses from this large pool could have significant …
about three times that in vegetation. Small losses from this large pool could have significant …
The European carbon balance. Part 3: forests
S Luyssaert, P Ciais, SL Piao, ED Schulze… - Global Change …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We present a new synthesis, based on a suite of complementary approaches, of the primary
production and carbon sink in forests of the 25 member states of the European Union (EU …
production and carbon sink in forests of the 25 member states of the European Union (EU …
Declining trend of carbon in Finnish cropland soils in 1974–2009
Soil organic matter not only affects soil properties and productivity but also has an essential
role in global carbon (C) cycle. We studied changes in the topsoil C content of Finnish …
role in global carbon (C) cycle. We studied changes in the topsoil C content of Finnish …