Current controversies on mechanisms controlling soil carbon storage: implications for interactions with practitioners and policy-makers. A review

• Published in: Agronomy for sustainable development Vol. 43; no. 1; p. 21
• Main Authors: Derrien, Delphine, Barré, Pierre, Basile-Doelsch, Isabelle, Cécillon, Lauric, Chabbi, Abad, Crème, Alexandra, Fontaine, Sébastien, Henneron, Ludovic, Janot, Noémie, Lashermes, Gwenaëlle, Quénéa, Katell, Rees, Frédéric, Dignac, Marie-France
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Paris Springer Paris 01.02.2023; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag/EDP Sciences/INRA
• Subjects: Agrarian society; Agriculture; Agronomy; biomass; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Carbon sequestration; climate; Climate change; Data management; Decision making; Environmental Sciences; forestry; information management; Life Sciences; Microorganisms; Organic carbon; Organic matter; Particulate organic matter; Review; Review Article; soil; soil carbon; Soil dynamics; Soil organic matter; Soil Science & Conservation; Soils; stakeholders; Sustainable Development; Inaccessibility; Biomass use; Carbon storage; Chemical recalcitrance; Models; Big data; Management practices; POM; InaccessibilityModels

There is currently an intense debate about the potential for additional organic carbon storage in soil, the strategies by which it may be accomplished and what the actual benefits might be for agriculture and the climate. Controversy forms an essential part of the scientific process, but on the topi...