Exploring the multiple land degradation pathways across the planet

R Prăvălie - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Land degradation has become one of the biggest environmental challenges human society
is currently facing, which is why understanding the global pattern of this land crisis is …

Embracing the dynamic nature of soil structure: A paradigm illuminating the role of life in critical zones of the Anthropocene

PL Sullivan, SA Billings, D Hirmas, L Li, X Zhang… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soils form the skin of the Earth's surface, regulating water and biogeochemical cycles and
generating production of food, timber, and textiles around the world. Changes in soil and its …

Current controversies on mechanisms controlling soil carbon storage: implications for interactions with practitioners and policy-makers. A review

D Derrien, P Barré, I Basile-Doelsch, L Cécillon… - Agronomy for …, 2023 - Springer
There is currently an intense debate about the potential for additional organic carbon
storage in soil, the strategies by which it may be accomplished and what the actual benefits …

Mineral stabilization of soil carbon is suppressed by live roots, outweighing influences from litter quality or quantity

D Pierson, L Evans, K Kayhani, RD Bowden… - Biogeochemistry, 2021 - Springer
Conserving soil carbon (C) and harnessing the potential for soil C sequestration requires an
improved understanding of the processes through which organic material accumulates in …

[PDF][PDF] EU-wide methodology to map and assess ecosystem condition

S Vallecillo, J Maes, A Teller… - … Consistent with a …, 2022 - publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu
Abstract The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 calls for develo** an EU-wide methodology
to map, assess and achieve good condition of ecosystems, so they can deliver benefits to …

[HTML][HTML] Contrasting properties of soil organic matter fractions isolated by different physical separation methodologies

S Leuthold, JM Lavallee, ML Haddix, MF Cotrufo - Geoderma, 2024 - Elsevier
Physical soil organic matter (SOM) fractions provide increased insight into the
biogeochemical functioning of soils. Several fractionation methodologies have been …

Soil organic carbon is a key determinant of CH4 sink in global forest soils

J Lee, Y Oh, ST Lee, YO Seo, J Yun, Y Yang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a primary regulator of the forest–climate feedback. However, its
indicative capability for the soil CH4 sink is poorly understood due to the incomplete …

Infrequent compost applications increased plant productivity and soil organic carbon in irrigated pasture but not degraded rangeland

SC McClelland, MF Cotrufo, ML Haddix… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Improved agricultural soil management can facilitate the removal of carbon dioxide from the
atmosphere to help keep planetary warming at or below 2° C as outlined in the Paris …

SoDaH: the SOils DAta Harmonization database, an open-source synthesis of soil data from research networks, version 1.0

WR Wieder, D Pierson, S Earl, K Lajtha… - Earth System …, 2020 - essd.copernicus.org
Data collected from research networks present opportunities to test theories and develop
models about factors responsible for the long-term persistence and vulnerability of soil …

Upscaling soil organic carbon measurements at the continental scale using multivariate clustering analysis and machine learning

Z Wang, J Kumar, SR Weintraub‐Leff… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Estimates of soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks are essential for many environmental
applications. However, significant inconsistencies exist in SOC stock estimates for the US …