Climate change cannot be entirely responsible for soil carbon loss observed in England and Wales, 1978-2003

We present results from modelling studies, which suggest that, at most, only about 10-20% of recently observed soil carbon losses in England and Wales could possibly be attributable to climate warming. Further, we present reasons why the actual losses of SOC from organic soils in England and Wales m...

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Published inGlobal change biology Vol. 13; no. 12; pp. 2605 - 2609
Main Authors SMITH, PETE, CHAPMAN, STEPHEN J, SCOTT, W. ANDY, BLACK, HELAINA I.J, WATTENBACH, MARTIN, MILNE, RONNIE, CAMPBELL, COLIN D, LILLY, ALLAN, OSTLE, NICK, LEVY, PETER E, LUMSDON, DAVID G, MILLARD, PETER, TOWERS, WILLIE, ZAEHLE, SÖNKE, SMITH, JO U
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2007
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
carbon
climate change
decomposition
degradation
England
global warming
organic soils
soil organic carbon
soil organic matter
temperature sensitivity
Wales
British Isles, England
British Isles, Wales
England
Wales
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Summary:We present results from modelling studies, which suggest that, at most, only about 10-20% of recently observed soil carbon losses in England and Wales could possibly be attributable to climate warming. Further, we present reasons why the actual losses of SOC from organic soils in England and Wales might be lower than those reported.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2007.01458.x
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ISSN:1354-1013
1365-2486
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2007.01458.x