The future of soil carbon : its conservation and formation /
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London, United Kingdom :
Elsevier Ltd. : Academic Press,
[2018]
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Soil Carbon in the World: Ecosystem Services Linked to Soil Carbon in Forest and Agricultural Soils; Abstract; Soil Organic Carbon in the World; Ecosystem Services: An Introduction; Soil Ecosystem Services; Soil Organic C Properties; Soil Ecosystem Services Linked to Soil Carbon; Conclusions; Chapter 2: Soil Organic Matter in Dryland Ecosystems; Abstract; Introduction; Soil Organic Matter Stocks in Drylands; Natural Factors Affecting Soil Organic Matter in Drylands
- Management Activities Affecting Soil Organic Matter in DrylandsVulnerability of Soil Organic Matter in Drylands to Global Change; Practices to Restore, Preserve, and Augment Soil Organic Matter in Drylands; Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; Chapter 3: Clay Minerals-Organic Matter Interactions in Relation to Carbon Stabilization in Soils; Abstract; Introduction; Classification of Clay Minerals Relevant to Soil C Protection; Comparison of C Protection Capacity of Clay Minerals; Mechanisms of OC Protection by Clay Minerals; Environmental Sensitivity to C Protection Capacity of Clay Minerals
- ConclusionsAcknowledgments; Chapter 4: The Molecular Composition of Humus Carbon: Recalcitrance and Reactivity in Soils; Abstract; Introduction; Advances in the Supramolecular Structure of Humus; The Soil Humeome Characterized by Humeomics; The Humeome as Soil C: Recalcitrance, Hydrophobicity, and Humification; Techniques of Humus Stabilization in Soil; Carbon Sequestration by Chemical Protection in Humified Domains; Carbon Sequestration by Photopolymerization of Humic Molecules Under Biomimetic Catalysis; Conclusions; Chapter 5: SOM and Microbes-What Is Left From Microbial Life; Abstract
- IntroductionHumic Substances and Soil Organic Matter; Background: Role of Microorganisms as Biocatalysts and Bulk Contributors; Fate and Turnover Analyses of Microbial Biomass; Implications of the Microbial Necromass-Matrix Stabilization Concept; Factors and Mechanisms Causing Persistence of Microbial Necromass and SOM; Perspective-Impact of the Necromass Concept Upon Process Understanding; Acknowledgment; Chapter 6: Microbial Control of Soil Carbon Turnover; Abstract; Introduction; Soil Microorganisms in Relation to C Cycling Processes; Microbial Community Composition and Soil C Dynamics
- Priming EffectIncorporation of Microbial Parameters Into Soil C Modeling; Conclusions and Future Research Directions; Acknowledgments; Chapter 7: Recycling of Organic Wastes to Soil and Its Effect on Soil Organic Carbon Status; Abstract; Introduction; Organic Wastes and Pretreatment Options; Which Options for Waste Utilization Do We Have?; Quality Criteria for the Use of Wastes; Global Change Aspects; Soil Sustainability; Chapter 8: Soil Erosion and C Losses: Strategies for Building Soil Carbon; Abstract; Soil Erosion: Rates and C Dynamics; Causes and Impact of Soil Erosion and C Loss