- Focuses on the novel and exciting aspects of the soil carbon research
- Presents the latest research and findings on soil carbon
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- About this book
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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 environmentA 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.
- About the authors
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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.
- Table of contents (48 chapters)
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Challenges for Soil Organic Carbon Research
Pages 3-16
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Micromorphology Techniques for Soil Organic Carbon Studies
Pages 17-26
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Soils as Generators and Sinks of Inorganic Carbon in Geologic Time
Pages 27-36
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Organic Carbon as a Major Differentiation Criterion in Soil Classification Systems
Pages 37-43
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Quantitatively Predicting Soil Carbon Across Landscapes
Pages 45-57
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Table of contents (48 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Soil Carbon
- Editors
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- Alfred E. Hartemink
- Kevin McSweeney
- Series Title
- Progress in Soil Science
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- Distribution Rights
- Distribution rights for India: Researchco Book Centre, New Delhi, India
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-04084-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-04084-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-04083-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-37584-7
- Series ISSN
- 2352-4774
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXVI, 506
- Number of Illustrations
- 47 b/w illustrations, 96 illustrations in colour
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