Erosion-induced carbon losses and CO2 emissions from Loess and Black soil in China

• Published in: Catena (Giessen) Vol. 171; pp. 533 - 540
• Main Authors: Gao, Xin, Hu, Yaxian, Sun, Qiqi, Du, Lanlan, Duan, Pengfei, Yao, Lunguang, Guo, Shengli
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2018
• Subjects: carbon dioxide; China; greenhouse gas emissions; loess; loess soils; mineralization; particle size distribution; rain intensity; Rainfall intensity; rainfall simulation; runoff; Slope gradient; SOC erosion; Soil CO2 emissions; soil erosion; soil organic carbon; texture; China; SOC erosion; Soil CO2 emissions; Slope gradient; Rainfall intensity

Soil erosion influences both lateral soil organic carbon (SOC) re-distribution and vertical soil CO2 emissions. While potential SOC mineralization during transport and the burial effects of SOC at depositional sites have been addressed in previous reports, erosion induced on-site CO2 emissions are s...