The effects of land use change on soil carbon stocks are of concern in the context of
international policy agendas on greenhouse gas emissions mitigation. This paper reviews …

In this review, we highlight the main biotic and abiotic factors that influence the patterns of
Neotropical secondary forest successions, referred as the woody vegetation that regrows …

Cultivation of previously untilled soils usually results in release of carbon from the soil to the
atmosphere, which can affect both soil fertility locally and the atmospheric burden of CO 2 …

Agroforestry systems may play an important role in mitigating climate change, having the
ability to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2) in plant parts and soil. A meta …

Forest and grassland soils in highlands of southern Mediterranean Turkey are being
seriously degraded and destructed due to extensive agricultural activities. This study …

Hypotheses that relate disturbance to the production and maintenance of species diversity
are reviewed. The hypotheses have been classified traditionally by the effect of the …

Abstract Historically, soils have lost 40–90 Pg carbon (C) globally through cultivation and
disturbance with current rates of C loss due to land use change of about 1.6±0.8 Pg C y− 1 …

Agriculture currently contributes significantly to the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere,
primarily through the conversion of native ecosystems to agricultural uses in the tropics. Yet …

Soils in Brazilian Amazonia may contain up to 136 Gt of carbon to a depth of 8 m, of which
47 Gt are in the top meter. The current rapid conversion of Amazonian forest to cattle pasture …

Millions of hectares of tropical forest are cleared annually for agriculture, pasture, shifting
cultivation and timber. One result of these changes in land use is the release of CO 2 from …