Sensitivity of soil organic carbon stocks and fractions to different land-use changes across Europe

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 192; pp. 189 - 201
• Main Authors: Poeplau, Christopher, Don, Axel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.01.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Acetal resins; Afforestation; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Biological and medical sciences; Carbon; carbon dioxide; Carbon pools; carbon sinks; cropland; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; emissions; Europe; Exact sciences and technology; Forests; Fractionation; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Geochemistry; Grasslands; Land-use change; Magnesium; organic matter; oxidation; Pools; Raw materials; Soil and rock geochemistry; Soil organic carbon; Soils; Subsoil; Surficial geology; topsoil; Europe; Subsoil; Fractionation; Carbon pools; Soil organic carbon; Land-use change; fractionation; Cultivated field; Gas emission; Top soil; accumulation; Carbon dioxide; Particulate organic matter; Agricultural soil; forests; Climatic condition; afforestation; grasslands; depth; Sensitivity resistance; Turnover; Isolate; organic carbon

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 that lead to SOC loss or SOC accumulation. However, there is a lack of studies covering all major LUC types to investigate qual...