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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• García, Carlos,
• Nannipieri, Paolo,
• Fernández Ulloa, Teresa,

Titel

The future of soil carbon : its conservation and formation

Ort / Verlag

London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,

Erscheinungsjahr

[2018]

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Intro -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 - Soil Carbon in the World: Ecosystem Services Linked to Soil Carbon in Forest and Agricultural Soils -- Soil Organic Carbon in the World -- Ecosystem Services: An Introduction -- Soil Ecosystem Services -- Soil Organic C Properties -- Soil Ecosystem Services Linked to Soil Carbon -- Soil Stability -- Primary Production -- C Sequestration -- Water-Holding Capacity -- Biodiversity -- Nutrient Cycling and Soil Fertility -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 - Soil Organic Matter in Dryland Ecosystems -- Introduction -- Soil Organic Matter Stocks in Drylands -- Natural Factors Affecting Soil Organic Matter in Drylands -- Management Activities Affecting Soil Organic Matter in Drylands -- Effects of Grazing on Soil Organic Matter in Drylands -- Effects of Cultivation on Soil Organic Matter in Drylands -- Vulnerability of Soil Organic Matter in Drylands to Global Change -- Vulnerability of Soil Organic Matter to Climate Change in Drylands -- Vulnerability of Soil Organic Matter to Vegetation Shift in Drylands -- Vulnerability of Soil Organic Matter to N Deposition in Drylands -- Practices to Restore, Preserve, and Augment Soil Organic Matter in Drylands -- Cropland Conversion to Grasslands and Afforestation -- Improved Grazing Management -- Improved Management Practices in Croplands -- Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3 - Clay Minerals-Organic Matter Interactions in Relation to Carbon Stabilization in Soils -- Introduction -- Classification of Clay Minerals Relevant to Soil C Protection -- Comparison of C Protection Capacity of Clay Minerals -- Mechanisms of OC Protection by Clay Minerals -- Environmental Sensitivity to C Protection Capacity of Clay Minerals -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References.
• Chapter 4 - The Molecular Composition of Humus Carbon: Recalcitrance and Reactivity in Soils -- Introduction -- Advances in the Supramolecular Structure of Humus -- The Soil Humeome Characterized by Humeomics -- The Humeome as Soil C: Recalcitrance, Hydrophobicity, and Humification -- Techniques of Humus Stabilization in Soil -- Carbon Sequestration by Chemical Protection in Humified Domains -- Carbon Sequestration by Photopolymerization of Humic Molecules Under Biomimetic Catalysis -- Conclusions -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 5 - SOM and Microbes-What Is Left From Microbial Life -- Introduction -- Humic Substances and Soil Organic Matter -- Background: Role of Microorganisms as Biocatalysts and Bulk Contributors -- Fate and Turnover Analyses of Microbial Biomass -- Implications of the Microbial Necromass-Matrix Stabilization Concept -- Factors and Mechanisms Causing Persistence of Microbial Necromass and SOM -- Perspective-Impact of the Necromass Concept Upon Process Understanding -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 6 - Microbial Control of Soil Carbon Turnover -- Introduction -- Soil Microorganisms in Relation to C Cycling Processes -- Soil C Pools and Microbial Accessibility -- Soil Properties in Relation to Microorganisms -- Microbial Adaptation to Elevated Temperature -- Soil Microbial Activity in Response to Drought and Rewetting Cycle -- Microbial Community Composition and Soil C Dynamics -- Priming Effect -- Incorporation of Microbial Parameters Into Soil C Modeling -- Conclusions and Future Research Directions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 7 - Recycling of Organic Wastes to Soil and Its Effect on Soil Organic Carbon Status -- Introduction -- Concern About Soil Organic C Loss -- Carbon Sequestration -- Organic Wastes and Pretreatment Options -- Agricultural, Horticultural, and Silvicultural Sources.
• Animal Production -- Agricultural Primary Production -- Wastes From Forestry/Wood Industries -- Domestic Wastes in Their Broader Sense -- Separately Collected Organic Part of the Solid Waste -- Waste Water and Sewage Sludge -- Organic Fraction of the Waste (Collected in Bulk, and Then Separated) -- Industrial Wastes -- Wastes From the Food Industry -- Wastes From the Pharmaceutical Industry -- Which Options for Waste Utilization Do We Have? -- Quality Criteria for the Use of Wastes -- Global Change Aspects -- Soil Sustainability -- References -- Chapter 8 - Soil Erosion and C Losses: Strategies for Building Soil Carbon -- Soil Erosion: Rates and C Dynamics -- Causes and Impact of Soil Erosion and C Loss -- Climate Change and C Dynamics -- Land Use in Depleted Organic C Soils -- The Importance of Microbial Communities in Soils With Low Organic C Content -- Strategies for Building Soil C -- Soil Restoration With Organic Amendments (Exogenous C Addition) -- Soil Afforestation and Organic C -- Perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 9 - The Future of Soil Carbon -- What Is Known About Soil Organic C? -- The Role of Organic C in Soil Fertility -- The Dispute About the Existence of Humus in Soil -- Soils as C Sinks -- Organic C Sequestration in Soil -- Factors Influencing Soil C Levels: Pressures on Soil C Stocks -- Erosion -- Land-Cover and Land-Use Changes -- Uncertainty About Soil Organic C Sinks -- Soil C Sinks and Climate Change -- Agriculture and Climate Change -- Facing the Future of Soil C -- Adapting to Climate Change -- Restoration of Degraded Areas -- Soil Erosion Control -- Conservation Agriculture: Implementation of Recommended Agricultural Practices -- Sustainable Management of Grazing Lands -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index -- Back cover.
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