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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 5-11 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science |
| Volume | 184 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 20 Jan 2021 |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2021 |
Abstract
Growing evidence suggests that climate classification facilitates the identification of zones that either agree or disagree with processes explaining soil organic carbon (SOC) persistence. Already forty years ago, Post et al. (1982) posited that the strict temperature and precipitation-based classification defining the Holdridge Life Zones (HLZ) provides a descriptive tool to guide our understanding of the heterogeneous distribution of global SOC stocks. Here we argue that this classification has the potential for describing SOC persistence by linking top-down and bottom-up approaches from different scales, which allows selection of individual regional relevancies necessary to manage and track the fate of our largest terrestrial carbon (C) reservoir.
Keywords
- carbon management, climate classification, global carbon distribution, soil organic carbon persistences
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Soil Science
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Plant Science
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Vol. 184, No. 1, 02.2021, p. 5-11.
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T1 - New uses for old tools
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AU - Jungkunst, Hermann F.
AU - Goepel, Jan
AU - Horvath, Thomas
AU - Ott, Simone
AU - Brunn, Melanie
PY - 2021/2
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KW - carbon management
KW - climate classification
KW - global carbon distribution
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VL - 184
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JO - Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
JF - Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
SN - 1522-2624
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