Accelerated Soil erosion as a source of atmospheric CO2

• Published in: Soil & tillage research Vol. 188; pp. 35 - 40
• Main Author: Lal, Rattan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.05.2019
• Subjects: 4 per Thousand; aeration; agroecosystems; anaerobic conditions; aquatic ecosystems; bulk density; carbon cycle; carbon dioxide; ecoregions; encapsulation; energy; floodplains; gas emissions; Gaseous emissions; Global warming; lakes; landscapes; management systems; methane; microbial activity; nitrous oxide; soil; Soil erosion; soil organic carbon; uncertainty; watersheds; wind erosion; Gaseous emissions; Global warming; 4 per Thousand; Soil erosion

•Impact of soil erosion as a source of CO2 and other greenhouse gases.•On-site and off-site effects of erosion-induced transport of soil organic carbon.•Factors affecting the fate of soil organic carbon transported by erosion. Soil erosion, physical transport of soil over the landscape by alluvial a...