Overview
- 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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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.
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Table of contents (48 chapters)
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Soil Carbon in Space and Time
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Soil Carbon Properties and Processes
Editors and Affiliations
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