A Global Perspective in Soil Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change
A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Land, Soil and Water".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2024) | Viewed by 16982
Special Issue Editors
Interests: soil science; climate change; GIS; remote sensing
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Dear Colleagues,
Soil is gaining special attention due to its capacity to store carbon in soil organic matter. Soil is the second biggest carbon storage system on Earth after oceans, having a significant impact on global climate change. It is the largest terrestrial carbon pool and the amount of carbon in the world's soil is about 2,500 billion tonnes, compared to 800 billion tonnes in the atmosphere and 560 billion tonnes in plant and animal life. The soil texture and structure, the rainfall, the temperature, and the soil management practices influence the rate of soil organic carbon sequestration. Some of the strategies for boosting soil organic carbon pool are: sustainable grazing and fertilization management, no-till farming, cover crops, manuring and sludge application, effective water management and irrigation, and agroforestry practices. The development of a Calculation Tool for estimating carbon sequestration and emissions is a challenging task despite the relative previous experience. This tool would enable decision-makers and planners to adopt relative strategies to enhance soil sustainability and prevent negative impacts on natural ecosystems due to climate change.
For this Special Issue, our aim is to collect papers (original research articles and review papers) to give insights about: a) how easy is to apply sustainable soil management practices addressing food security and sustainability of natural resources, and b) how possible is to employ suggested carbon calculation tools in decision making support systems at a national and international scale.
Papers may address topics including but not limited to:
- Examining soil carbon sequestration in croplands, grasslands, and forests;
- Mapping and modeling of soil organic carbon;
- Analyzing soil management practices contribute to soil carbon sequestration;
- Developing soil carbon calculation tools;
- Monitoring, reporting, and verification of soil organic carbon and green house gases;
- Linking soil carbon sequestration with climate change mitigation and adaptation.
We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.
Dr. Dimitris Triantakonstantis
Dr. Carsten Paul
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soil organic matter
- sustainable soil management practices
- climate change mitigation
- climate change adaptation
- GIS
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