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

• Published in: Global 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...