The ecology of soil carbon: pools, vulnerabilities, and biotic and abiotic controls
Soil organic matter (SOM) anchors global terrestrial productivity and food and fiber supply.
SOM retains water and soil nutrients and stores more global carbon than do plants and the …
SOM retains water and soil nutrients and stores more global carbon than do plants and the …
Erosion, deposition and soil carbon: A review of process-level controls, experimental tools and models to address C cycling in dynamic landscapes
The role of soil erosion in terrestrial carbon (C) sequestration and release remains one of
the most important uncertainties in our attempts to determine the potential of soils to mediate …
the most important uncertainties in our attempts to determine the potential of soils to mediate …
Changes in plant inputs alter soil carbon and microbial communities in forest ecosystems
Global changes can alter plant inputs from both above‐and belowground, which, thus, may
differently affect soil carbon and microbial communities. However, the general patterns of …
differently affect soil carbon and microbial communities. However, the general patterns of …
FORUM paper: The significance of soils and soil science towards realization of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs)
In this FORUM paper we discuss how soil scientists can help to reach the recently adopted
UN Sustainable Development Goals in the most effective manner. Soil science, as a land …
UN Sustainable Development Goals in the most effective manner. Soil science, as a land …
Factors influencing heavy metal availability and risk assessment of soils at typical metal mines in Eastern China
X Zhong, Z Chen, Y Li, K Ding, W Liu, Y Liu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
China exemplifies the serious and widespread soil heavy metal pollution generated by
mining activities. A total of 420 soil samples from 58 metal mines was collected across …
mining activities. A total of 420 soil samples from 58 metal mines was collected across …
Selenium deficiency risk predicted to increase under future climate change
Deficiencies of micronutrients, including essential trace elements, affect up to 3 billion
people worldwide. The dietary availability of trace elements is determined largely by their …
people worldwide. The dietary availability of trace elements is determined largely by their …
Soil and human security in the 21st century
R Amundson, AA Berhe, JW Hopmans, C Olson… - Science, 2015 - science.org
BACKGROUND Earth's soil has formed by processes that have maintained a persistent and
expansive global soil mantle, one that in turn provided the stage for the evolution of the vast …
expansive global soil mantle, one that in turn provided the stage for the evolution of the vast …
[HTML][HTML] Assessment of soil organic carbon stocks under future climate and land cover changes in Europe
Soil organic carbon plays an important role in the carbon cycling of terrestrial ecosystems,
variations in soil organic carbon stocks are very important for the ecosystem. In this study, a …
variations in soil organic carbon stocks are very important for the ecosystem. In this study, a …
The macromolecular organic composition of plant and microbial residues as inputs to soil organic matter: Fourteen years on
I Kögel-Knabner - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
My 2002 SBB paper, The macromolecular organic composition of plant and microbial
residues as inputs to soil organic matter, brought together knowledge on the chemical …
residues as inputs to soil organic matter, brought together knowledge on the chemical …
Soils and climate change
P Smith - Current opinion in environmental sustainability, 2012 - Elsevier
Soils contain vast reserves (∼ 1500Pg C) of carbon, about twice that found as carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere. Historically, soils in managed ecosystems have lost a portion of …
dioxide in the atmosphere. Historically, soils in managed ecosystems have lost a portion of …