Enhancing the terrestrial ecosystem carbon sink (referred to as terrestrial C sink) is an
important way to slow down the continuous increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) …

A global network of long‐term carbon and water flux measurements has existed since the
late 1990s. With its representative sampling of the terrestrial biosphere's climate and …

Recent initiatives, such as the United Nations declaring 2015 as the International Year of
Soils and the French «4 per 1000» initiative call attention on soils and on the importance of …

Soils act as sources and sinks for greenhouse gases (GHG) such as carbon dioxide (CO 2),
methane (CH 4), and nitrous oxide (N 2 O). Since both storage and emission capacities may …

This chapter addresses the biogeochemical cycles of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4),
and nitrous oxide (N2O). The three greenhouse gases have increased in the atmosphere …

Background Grasslands are a major part of the global ecosystem, covering 37% of the
earth's terrestrial area. For a variety of reasons, mostly related to overgrazing and the …

Land‐use change (LUC) is a major driving factor for the balance of soil organic carbon
(SOC) stocks and the global carbon cycle. The temporal dynamic of SOC after LUC is …

Land-use changes (LUC) influence the balance of soil organic carbon (SOC) and hence
may cause CO2 emissions or sequestration. In Europe there is a side by side of LUC types …

Since 1750, land-use change and fossil fuel combustion has led to a 46% increase in the
atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2) concentrations, causing global warming with substantial …

River systems connect the terrestrial biosphere, the atmosphere and the ocean in the global
carbon cycle. A recent estimate suggests that up to 3 petagrams of carbon per year could be …