Overview
- Describes both SIC and SOC sequestration in different agroecosystems, and how various processes can be enhanced to maintain and increase soil C stocks
- Focuses on scientific understanding of SIC and SOC sequestration in agroecosystems
- Provides an outlook at the importance of soils of agroecosystems for climate change policy
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
A comprehensive book on basic processes of soil C dynamics and the underlying factors and causes which determine the technical and economic potential of soil C sequestration. The book provides information on the dynamics of both inorganic (lithogenic and pedogenic carbonates) and organic C (labile, intermediate and passive). It describes different types of agroecosystems, and lists questions at the end of each chapter to stimulate thinking and promote academic dialogue. Each chapter has a bibliography containing up-to-date references on the current research, and provides the state-of-the-knowledge while also identifying the knowledge gaps for future research. The critical need for restoring C stocks in world soils is discussed in terms of provisioning of essential ecosystem services (food security, carbon sequestration, water quality and renewability, and biodiversity). It is of interest to students, scientists, and policy makers.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Ecosystems
Authors: Klaus Lorenz, Rattan Lal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92318-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V., part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-92317-8Published: 11 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06405-1Published: 09 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-92318-5Published: 31 May 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 392
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour
Topics: Agriculture, Soil Science & Conservation, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts