Soil and Climate / edited by Rattan Lal and B. A. Stewart.

Contributor(s): Lal, Rattan [editor.] | Stewart, B. A [editor.] | Taylor and FrancisMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Advances in Soil Science: Publisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2018Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (448 pages) : 140 illustrations, text file, PDFContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780429487262Subject(s): Soils and climate | Soils -- Environmental aspects | Soil management | Climate change mitigation | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany | NATURE / Environmental Conservation & ProtectionGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 631.4 LOC classification: S596.3Online resources: Click here to view. Also available in print format.
Contents:
Spoil and Climate. Soil--The Hidden Part of Climate: Microbial Processes Regulating Soil-Atmosphere Exchange of Greenhouse Gases. Regionally Diverse Land-Use Driven Feedbacks from Soils to the Climate System. Conservation Agriculture: Maintaining Land Productivity and Health by Managing Carbon Flows. Nutrient Requirements for Soil Carbon Sequestration. Physical Protection and Mean Residence Time of Soil Carbon. Nitrogen Cycling and Dynamics in Terrestrial Ecosystems. Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation: Navigating from Science to Evidence-Based Policy. Silicate Weathering to Mitigate Climate Change. Determination of Secondary Carbonates. Effects of Plant Invasions on the Soil Carbon Storage in the Light of Climate Change. Climate Change Impact on Soil Carbon Stocks in India. Soil Degradation and Climate Change in South Asia. The Soil-Livestock-Climate Nexus. Soil and Human Health in a Changing Climate. Climate Change and the Global Soil Carbon Stocks.
Abstract: Climate is a soil-forming factor and soil can mitigate climate change through a reduction in the emissions of greenhouse gases and sequestration of atmospheric CO2. Thus, there is a growing interest in soil management practices capable of mitigating climate change and enhancing environmental quality. Soil and Climate addresses global issues through soil management and outlines strategies for advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) This volume in the Advances in Soil Science series is specifically devoted to describe state-of-the-knowledge regarding the climate–soil nexus in relation to: Soil Processes: weathering, decomposition of organic matter, erosion, leaching, salinization, biochemical, transformations, gaseous flux, and elemental cycling, Soil Properties: physical, chemical, biological, and ecological, Atmospheric Chemistry: gaseous concentrations of (CO2, CH4, N2O), water vapors, soot, dust, and particulate matter, Mitigation and Adaptation: source and sink of GHGs (CO2, CH4, N2O), land use and soil management, soil C sink capacity, permafrost, Soil Management: sequestration of organic and inorganic C, nutrient requirements, water demands, coupled cycling of H2O, N, P, S, and Policy and Outreach: carbon farming, payments for ecosystem services, COP21, SDGs, land degradation neutrality Special topics on soil as a source or sink of CO2, silicate weathering and carbon sequestration, nutrients required for carbon sequestration, physical protection and the mean resident time, and predicting soil carbon stocks are discussed in detail throughout the book.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Spoil and Climate. Soil--The Hidden Part of Climate: Microbial Processes Regulating Soil-Atmosphere Exchange of Greenhouse Gases. Regionally Diverse Land-Use Driven Feedbacks from Soils to the Climate System. Conservation Agriculture: Maintaining Land Productivity and Health by Managing Carbon Flows. Nutrient Requirements for Soil Carbon Sequestration. Physical Protection and Mean Residence Time of Soil Carbon. Nitrogen Cycling and Dynamics in Terrestrial Ecosystems. Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation: Navigating from Science to Evidence-Based Policy. Silicate Weathering to Mitigate Climate Change. Determination of Secondary Carbonates. Effects of Plant Invasions on the Soil Carbon Storage in the Light of Climate Change. Climate Change Impact on Soil Carbon Stocks in India. Soil Degradation and Climate Change in South Asia. The Soil-Livestock-Climate Nexus. Soil and Human Health in a Changing Climate. Climate Change and the Global Soil Carbon Stocks.

Climate is a soil-forming factor and soil can mitigate climate change through a reduction in the emissions of greenhouse gases and sequestration of atmospheric CO2. Thus, there is a growing interest in soil management practices capable of mitigating climate change and enhancing environmental quality. Soil and Climate addresses global issues through soil management and outlines strategies for advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) This volume in the Advances in Soil Science series is specifically devoted to describe state-of-the-knowledge regarding the climate–soil nexus in relation to: Soil Processes: weathering, decomposition of organic matter, erosion, leaching, salinization, biochemical, transformations, gaseous flux, and elemental cycling, Soil Properties: physical, chemical, biological, and ecological, Atmospheric Chemistry: gaseous concentrations of (CO2, CH4, N2O), water vapors, soot, dust, and particulate matter, Mitigation and Adaptation: source and sink of GHGs (CO2, CH4, N2O), land use and soil management, soil C sink capacity, permafrost, Soil Management: sequestration of organic and inorganic C, nutrient requirements, water demands, coupled cycling of H2O, N, P, S, and Policy and Outreach: carbon farming, payments for ecosystem services, COP21, SDGs, land degradation neutrality Special topics on soil as a source or sink of CO2, silicate weathering and carbon sequestration, nutrients required for carbon sequestration, physical protection and the mean resident time, and predicting soil carbon stocks are discussed in detail throughout the book.

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