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Author Jandl, Robert

Title Soil Carbon in Sensitive European Ecosystems : From Science to Land Management
Published Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (302 pages)
Contents Soil Carbon in SensitiveEuropean Ecosystems; Contents; Contributors; 1 Introduction to carbon in sensitive European ecosystems: from science to land management; 1.1 Rationale for this book; 1.2 What do we need to know about soils for reporting purposes?; 1.3 Objectives and overview of COST Action 639; 1.4 Working Groups of COST Action 639; 1.5 Regional coverage; Appendix 1.A Management Committee of COST Action 639; References; 2 Hot spots and hot moments for greenhouse gas emissions from soils; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Hot spots: where are they?; 2.3 How to quantify hot spots?
2.4 Mapping soil carbon at the local and regional scale2.5 Case study: assessing soil carbon changes across England and Wales; 2.6 Quantifying hot moments; 2.7 Reporting of hot spots and hot moments; 2.8 Conclusions; References; 3 Land-use change effects on soil carbon stocks in temperate regions -- development of carbon response functions; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Previous synthesis studies on land use change effects on SOC; 3.3 The concept of carbon response functions; 3.4 Temporal dynamics of SOC after land use change in temperate regions; 3.5 Implication for greenhouse gas reporting
3.6 ConclusionsReferences; 4 Carbon in European soils; 4.1 Existing soil carbon inventories in Europe; 4.2 Detectability of change from soil inventories; 4.3 Assessment of baseline carbon stocks in Europe; 4.4 Pattern detection and predictors for carbon storage at landscape and continental scale; 4.5 Conclusions about soil carbon baselines and change detection in Europe; References; 5 Ecosystem disturbance and soil organic carbon -- a review; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The carbon cycle and disturbance; 5.3 Anthropogenic disturbance due to forest harvesting; 5.4 Natural disturbances
5.5 Summary and conclusionsReferences; 6 Mountain soils in a changing climate -- vulnerability of carbon stocks and ecosystem feedbacks; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Carbon stocks and their quality; 6.3 The role of erosion for carbon fluxes; 6.4 Climate change in European mountains; 6.5 Future threats to high altitude carbon storage; 6.6 Conclusions; Acknowledgement; References; 7 Greenhouse gas balance in disturbed peatlands; 7.1 Origins, distribution and current use of peatlands in Europe; 7.2 Disturbances in undrained mires; 7.3 Disturbances due to peatland management
7.4 Reporting emissions of greenhouse gases from managed peatlands7.5 Recovery from peat loss: restoration, afforestation or energy crops?; 7.6 Conclusions; References; 8 Soil carbon in Mediterranean ecosystems and related management problems; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Mediterranean soil; 8.3 Soil carbon stocks in the major Mediterranean ecosystems; 8.4 Effects of wildfires on soil carbon dioxide efflux in Mediterranean ecosystems; 8.5 Dehesas; 8.6 Mediterranean rangelands; 8.7 Agricultural practices and SOC; 8.8 Soil carbon accumulated as charcoal
Summary Soil Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Dynamics in European Ecosystems is a comprehensive overview of the latest research in this field drawn together by a network of scientists, currently working for the European research programme, COST Action 639 BurnOut(www.cost639.net; 2006-2010). COST Action 639 emerged from a demand from policy makers in Europe for more detailed information on soil carbon dynamics. The cooperation between experts for reporting and experts for soil dynamics is the focus of the book. This book seeks to provide an up-to-date account on the state-of-the-art research within this topi
Notes 8.9 The role of soil inorganic carbon in the carbon cycle
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Subject Soils -- Carbon content -- Europe
Biotic communities -- Europe
Soil management -- Europe
Forest ecology -- Europe
Agricultural ecology -- Europe
Forest ecology -- Mediterranean Region
Agricultural ecology -- Mediterranean Region
Alpine regions -- Europe
Peatlands -- Europe
SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- Environmental.
Agricultural ecology
Alpine regions
Biotic communities
Ecology
Forest ecology
Peatlands
Soil management
Soils -- Carbon content
SUBJECT Europe -- Environmental conditions
Subject Europe
Mediterranean Region
Form Electronic book
Author Rodeghiero, Mirco
Olsson, Mats
ISBN 9781119970248
1119970245