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Soil Carbon

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Editors:
  1. Alfred E. Hartemink

    1. Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, USA

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  2. Kevin McSweeney

    1. Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, USA

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  • Focuses on the novel and exciting aspects of the soil carbon research
  • Presents the latest research and findings on soil carbon
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Progress in Soil Science (PROSOIL)

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Table of contents (48 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Soil Carbon in Space and Time

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Challenges for Soil Organic Carbon Research

      • Alex B. McBratney, Uta Stockmann, Denis A. Angers, Budiman Minasny, Damien J. Field
      Pages 3-16

    3. Micromorphology Techniques for Soil Organic Carbon Studies

      • Rosa M. Poch, Iñigo Virto
      Pages 17-26

    4. Soils as Generators and Sinks of Inorganic Carbon in Geologic Time

      • H. Curtis Monger
      Pages 27-36

    5. Organic Carbon as a Major Differentiation Criterion in Soil Classification Systems

      • Erika Michéli, Phillip R. Owens, Vince Láng, Márta Fuchs, Jon Hempel
      Pages 37-43

    6. Quantitatively Predicting Soil Carbon Across Landscapes

      • Budiman Minasny, Alex B. McBratney, Brendan P. Malone, Marine Lacoste, Christian Walter
      Pages 45-57

    7. On Soil Carbon Monitoring Networks

      • Dominique Arrouays, Ben P. Marchant, Nicolas P. A. Saby, Jeroen Meersmans, Claudy Jolivet, Thomas G. Orton et al.
      Pages 59-68

    8. A Novel Method for Measurement of Carbon on Whole Soil Cores

      • Robert Pallasser, Budiman Minasny, Alex B. McBratney
      Pages 69-76

    9. Evolutionary Optimization of Spatial Sampling Networks Designed for the Monitoring of Soil Organic Carbon

      • Alí Santacruz, Yolanda Rubiano, Carlos Melo
      Pages 77-84

    10. Distribution of Soil Organic Carbon in the Conterminous United States

      • Norman B. Bliss, Sharon W. Waltman, Larry T. West, Anne Neale, Megan Mehaffey
      Pages 85-93

    11. Overview of the U.S. Rapid Carbon Assessment Project: Sampling Design, Initial Summary and Uncertainty Estimates

      • Skye Wills, Terrance Loecke, Cleiton Sequeira, George Teachman, Sabine Grunwald, Larry T. West
      Pages 95-104

  3. Soil Carbon Properties and Processes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. Molecular Models of Cation and Water Molecule Bridges in Humic Substances

      • Daniel Tunega, Adelia J. A. Aquino, Georg Haberhauer, Hans Lischka, Gabriele E. Schaumann, Martin H. Gerzabek
      Pages 107-115

    3. Rapid Evaluation of Soil Quality Based on Soil Carbon Reflectance

      • Mohammad Sadegh Askari, Nicholas M. Holden
      Pages 117-126

    4. Characterization of Soil Organic Substances by UV-Vis Spectrophotometry in Some Soils of Hungary

      • Klaudia Kiss, Zoltán Szalai, Gergely Jakab, Balázs Madarász, Nóra Zboray
      Pages 127-136

    5. Hot-Water-Soluble Organic Compounds Related to Hydrophobicity in Sandy Soils

      • Irena D. Atanassova, Stefan H. Doerr, Gary L. Mills
      Pages 137-146

    6. The Contribution of Soil Aggregates to Carbon Sequestration in Restored Urban Grasslands

      • Jenifer L. Yost, Corey E. Palmer, Louise M. Egerton-Warburton
      Pages 147-154

    7. Contribution of Fungal Macromolecules to Soil Carbon Sequestration

      • Kathryn M. Schreiner, Neal E. Blair, William Levinson, Louise M. Egerton-Warburton
      Pages 155-161

    8. Carbon Storage and DNA Adsorption in Allophanic Soils and Paleosols

      • Yu-Tuan Huang, David J. Lowe, G. Jock Churchman, Louis A. Schipper, Nicolas J. Rawlence, Alan Cooper
      Pages 163-172
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About this book

Few topics cut across the soil science discipline wider than research on soil carbon. This book contains 48 chapters that focus on novel and exciting aspects of soil carbon research from all over the world. It includes review papers by global leaders in soil carbon research, and the book ends with a list and discussion of global soil carbon research priorities.

Chapters are loosely grouped in four sections:
§ Soil carbon in space and time
§ Soil carbon properties and processes
§ Soil use and carbon management
§ Soil carbon and the environment

A wide variety of topics is included: soil carbon modelling, measurement, monitoring, microbial dynamics, soil carbon management and 12 chapters focus on national or regional soil carbon stock assessments. The book provides up-to-date information for researchers interested in soil carbon in relation to climate change and to researchers that are interested in soil carbon for the maintenance of soil quality and fertility. Papers in this book were presented at the IUSS Global Soil C Conference that was held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, USA

    Alfred E. Hartemink, Kevin McSweeney

About the editors

Alfred Hartemink is Professor of Soil Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Secretary General - International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS).

Kevin McSweeney is Professor of Pedology (Soil genesis, classification, mapping and land use, application to sustainable land management) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Soil Carbon

  • Editors: Alfred E. Hartemink, Kevin McSweeney

  • Series Title: Progress in Soil Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04084-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-04083-7Published: 14 April 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37584-7Published: 03 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-04084-4Published: 01 April 2014

  • Series ISSN: 2352-4774

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-4782

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 506

  • Number of Illustrations: 47 b/w illustrations, 96 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Soil Science & Conservation, Earth Sciences, general

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