Changes in carbon stocks of Danish agricultural mineral soils between 1986 and 2009

• Published in: European journal of soil science Vol. 65; no. 5; pp. 730 - 740
• Main Authors: Taghizadeh‐Toosi, A, Olesen, J. E, Kristensen, K, Elsgaard, L, Østergaard, H. S, Lægdsmand, M, Greve, M. H, Christensen, B. T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2014; Blackwell
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Biological and medical sciences; carbon sinks; cattle manure; crops; dairy farming; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; grasses; inventories; land use planning; loam soils; mineral soils; sandy soils; soil depth; soil organic carbon; Soil science; Soils; statistical models; straw; Surficial geology; 2009; Soil science; Agricultural soil; Mineral soils; Earth science; carbon

To establish a national inventory of soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and their change over time, soil was sampled in 1986, 1997 and 2009 in a Danish nation‐wide 7‐km grid and analysed for SOC content. The average SOC stock in 0–100‐cm depth soil was 142 t C ha⁻¹, with 63, 41 and 38 t C ha⁻¹ in the...