Potential mechanisms for achieving agricultural benefits from biochar application to temperate soils: a review

CJ Atkinson, JD Fitzgerald, NA Hipps - Plant and soil, 2010 - Springer
Natural organic biomass burning creates black carbon which forms a considerable
proportion of the soil's organic carbon. Due to black carbon's aromatic structure it is …

How good is the evidence that soil‐applied biochar improves water‐holding capacity?

CJ Atkinson - Soil Use and Management, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Biochar application to soil is suggested as a way of enhancing soil fertility by increasing the
availability of nutrients and water. The former is perhaps better documented while the latter …

Effect of biochar on soil physical properties in two contrasting soils: an Alfisol and an Andisol

H Herath, M Camps-Arbestain, M Hedley - Geoderma, 2013 - Elsevier
Improving soil physical properties by means of biochar application has been proposed in
recent publications. The objective of this study was to investigate to what extent the addition …

State of the scientific knowledge on properties and genesis of Anthropogenic Dark Earths in Central Amazonia (terra preta de Índio)

B Glaser, JJ Birk - Geochimica et Cosmochimica acta, 2012 - Elsevier
Tropical rainforests are highly important for the global climate regulation and for global
biodiversity. However, these ecosystems are characterized by nutrient-poor and highly …

Nutrient leaching in a Colombian savanna Oxisol amended with biochar

J Major, M Rondon, D Molina, SJ Riha… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Nutrient leaching in highly weathered tropical soils often poses a challenge for crop
production. We investigated the effects of applying 20 t ha− 1 biochar (BC) to a Colombian …

[PDF][PDF] 生物质炭的性质及其对土壤环境功能影响的研究进展

袁金华, 徐仁扣 - 生态环境学报, 2011 - jeesci.com
在厌氧或者绝氧的条件下对生物质进行热解, 可产生含碳丰富的固体物质, 称为生物质炭.
由于生物质炭在农业和环境中的巨大应用前景和对土壤碳的增汇减排作用 …

Historical ecology and future explorations

C Erickson - Amazonian Dark Earths: Origin Properties …, 2003 - Springer
1. INTRODUCTION... there are no environmental limitations to the development of
agriculture, only cultural limitations." Agricultural potential" is a cultural phenomenon; it is not …

Pedogenetic processes in anthrosols with pretic horizon (Amazonian Dark Earth) in Central Amazon, Brazil

RS Macedo, WG Teixeira, MM Correa, GC Martins… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Anthrosols known as Amazonian Dark Earth (ADE) have borne witness to the intensification
of sedentary patterns and the demographic increase in Central Amazon. As a result, a …

Terras pretas: Approaches to formation processes in a new paradigm

DC Kern, HP Lima, JA da Costa, HV de Lima… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Terras pretas (Amazonian Dark Earths) are a remarkable kind of archaeological site
found in the Amazon region. Rich in cultural artifacts and other occupational debris, these …

[PDF][PDF] Advances in biochar research in Brazil.

CMBF Maia, BE Madari, EH Novotny - 2011 - academia.edu
To mitigate global warming, major changes in the global carbon balance are expected as
the world's larger economies migrate to energy matrices that emit less greenhouse gases …