Unlocking complex soil systems as carbon sinks: multi-pool management as the key

G Angst, KE Mueller, MJ Castellano, C Vogel… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Much research focuses on increasing carbon storage in mineral-associated organic matter
(MAOM), in which carbon may persist for centuries to millennia. However, MAOM-targeted …

Plant-or microbial-derived? A review on the molecular composition of stabilized soil organic matter

G Angst, KE Mueller, KGJ Nierop… - Soil Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil organic matter (SOM) represents a major reservoir of stored carbon (C). However,
uncertainties regarding the composition and origin of stabilized SOM hinder the …

Soil organic carbon storage as a key function of soils-A review of drivers and indicators at various scales

M Wiesmeier, L Urbanski, E Hobley, B Lang… - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
The capacity of soils to store organic carbon represents a key function of soils that is not only
decisive for climate regulation but also affects other soil functions. Recent efforts to assess …

Factors influencing heavy metal availability and risk assessment of soils at typical metal mines in Eastern China

X Zhong, Z Chen, Y Li, K Ding, W Liu, Y Liu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
China exemplifies the serious and widespread soil heavy metal pollution generated by
mining activities. A total of 420 soil samples from 58 metal mines was collected across …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing sustainable agriculture: A comprehensive review of agronomic practices and their impacts on soil attributes

AAG Al-Shammary, LSS Al-Shihmani… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explores agronomic management (AM) effects on soil parameters under diverse
conditions. Investigating tillage practices (TP), nutrient management (NM), crop rotation …

Changes in soil microbial community, enzyme activities and organic matter fractions under long-term straw return in north-central China

S Zhao, K Li, W Zhou, S Qiu, S Huang, P He - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Field nutrients management practices influence soil biological properties and organic matter
fractions. A long-term experiment (30-year) was conducted to investigate changes in soil …

Climate change and its implications for food safety and spoilage

O Misiou, K Koutsoumanis - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Climate change constitutes a complex challenge posing an urgent threat to our
planet and life and creating an entirely different way of conceptualising the world and our …

Large-scale ecosystem carbon stocks and their driving factors across Loess Plateau

Y Yang, L Liu, P Zhang, F Wu, Y Wang, C Xu, L Zhang… - Carbon Neutrality, 2023 - Springer
The large-scale vegetation restoration project on the Loess Plateau increased the
ecosystem carbon (C) stocks and affected C budget in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. The …

Greenhouse gas mitigation in agriculture

P Smith, D Martino, Z Cai, D Gwary… - … transactions of the …, 2008 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Agricultural lands occupy 37% of the earth's land surface. Agriculture accounts for 52 and
84% of global anthropogenic methane and nitrous oxide emissions. Agricultural soils may …

Digital map** of soil organic carbon contents and stocks in Denmark

K Adhikari, AE Hartemink, B Minasny, R Bou Kheir… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Estimation of carbon contents and stocks are important for carbon sequestration,
greenhouse gas emissions and national carbon balance inventories. For Denmark, we …