Assessment Methods for Soil Carbon

ISBN-13: 9780367397685 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 696 str.

John M. Kimble; Ronald F. Follett; B. A. Stewart

Opis

The Kyoto Protocols heightened interest in soil carbon pools and their effect on carbon fluxes. In Assessment Methods for Soil Carbon, leading researchers show that the technology exists to measure, monitor, and verify changes to soil carbon. The book establishes the need for standardized methods, and sheds light on the link between the pedosphere (soils) and the atmosphere. It shows the importance of developing links between the economics of carbon sequestration and the amounts sequestered and highlights the need for scientists and policy makers to interact to ensure that policies fit within the scope of present technologies.

Spis treści

Introduction. Soil Sampling and Sample Preparation. Assessment of Carbon Pools. Assessment of Analytical Techniques. Soil Erosion and Sedimentation. Modeling and Scaling Procedures. Economics and Policy Issues. Synthesis.

O autorze

R. Lal, J. M. Kimble, R. F. Follett, B. A. Stewart