Mechanisms controlling soil carbon turnover and their potential application for enhancing carbon sequestration

• Published in: Climatic change Vol. 80; no. 1-2; pp. 5 - 23
• Main Authors: Jastrow, Julie D., Amonette, James E., Bailey, Vanessa L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.01.2007
• Subjects: Bacteria; Biochemistry; Carbon sequestration; Cations; Charcoal; Climate change; Decomposition; Enzymes; Fly ash; Fungi; Laboratories; Microorganisms; Organic soils; Soil erosion; Soil pH; Soil sciences; Soil structure; Soil surfaces; Sorbents; Sorption

In addition to increasing plant C inputs, strategies for enhancing soil C sequestration include reducing C turnover and increasing its residence time in soils. Two major mechanisms, (bio) chemical alteration and physicochemical protection, stabilize soil organic C (SOC) and thereby control its turno...