ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2021
The role of soil in regulation of climate.
Review in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 23 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Unboxing the black box-one step forward to understand the soil microbiome: A systematic review.Microbial ecology · 2023Pooled it
- Soil organic carbon modeling in cropland under several climatic scenarios using machine learning in western India.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Differences in carbon sequestration capacity, rhizosphere microorganisms and metabolic functions among different herbaceous plants.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Soil microbial processes shaping seed performance: linking soil microbiomes to sustainable agriculture.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Root and mycorrhizal contributions to soil organic carbon changes following 12 years of poplar coppice on former cropland and grassland.Plant and soil · 2026Article
- Climate and biocrust types jointly regulate soil multifunctionality and quality in drylands: evidence from the Gurbantunggut Desert.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Investigation of the impact of short-term tillage practices on soil properties at various depths in light soils of the highlands of Central Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Plant identity and environmental filtering are the key drivers of bacterial community structure in four desert plant species from the Sahara Desert in Morocco.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- Global Comparison and Future Trends of Major Food Proteins: Can Shellfish Contribute to Sustainable Food Security?Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- DGCNN approach links metagenome-derived taxon and functional information providing insight into global soil organic carbon.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2024Article
- Effect of Land Use Change on Molecular Composition and Concentration of Organic Matter in an Oxisol.Environmental science & technology · 2024Article
- Composition and metabolism of microbial communities in soil pores.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Inorganic carbon is overlooked in global soil carbon research: A bibliometric analysis.Geoderma · 2024Article
- Oxalate and oxalotrophy: an environmental perspective.Sustainable microbiology · 2024Review
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- Enhanced trends in spectral greening and climate anomalies across Europe.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2023Article
- Soil Deformation after Water Drop Impact-A Review of the Measurement Methods.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Trace Element Contents in Petrol-Contaminated Soil Following the Application of Compost and Mineral Materials.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Human risk assessment of ash soil after 2020 wildfires in Pantanal biome (Brazil).Air quality, atmosphere, & health · 2022Article
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- Erratum issued
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Abstract
The soil carbon (C) stock, comprising soil organic C (SOC) and soil inorganic C (SIC) and being the largest reservoir of the terrestrial biosphere, is a critical part of the global C cycle. Soil has been a source of greenhouse gases (GHGs) since the dawn of settled agriculture about 10 millenia ago. Soils of agricultural ecosystems are depleted of their SOC stocks and the magnitude of depletion is greater in those prone to accelerated erosion by water and wind and other degradation processes. Adoption of judicious land use and science-based management practices can lead to re-carbonization of depleted soils and make them a sink for atmospheric C. Soils in humid climates have potential to increase storage of SOC and those in arid and semiarid climates have potential to store both SOC and SIC. Payments to land managers for sequestration of C in soil, based on credible measurement of changes in soil C stocks at farm or landscape levels, are also important for promoting adoption of recommended land use and management practices. In conjunction with a rapid and aggressive reduction in GHG emissions across all sectors of the economy, sequestration of C in soil (and vegetation) can be an important negative emissions method for limiting global warming to 1.5 or 2°C This article is part of the theme issue 'The role of soils in delivering Nature's Contributions to People'.
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