Chapter 2: Mechanisms of soil organic carbon sequestration and implications for management

Cambridge

2023

11-46

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Organic matter input to soils; Resynthesis of organic compunds in soil: Formation of microbial necromass and exudates; Protective mechanisms leading to storage of organic carbon soils; Particulate organic matter; Interactions of organic matter with mineral surfaces; Isolation of particulate organic matter and organomineral associations; Organic carbon sequestration in soil compartments with high and specific input: detritusphere and rhizosphere; Potential of different soils for carbon sequestration; Identifying soils with high organic carbon sequestration potential; Organic carbon saturation concept; Soil management options for organic carbon sequestration; Increasing organic carbon input vs. decreasing organic carbon output; Approaches to decrease organic carbon loss; organic carbon sequestration in soils due to historic management techniques.