Assessment Methods for Soil Carbon

ISBN-13: 9781566704618 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 696 str.

Lal Rattan

Opis

In Assessment Methods for Soil Carbon, leading researchers show how to measure, monitor, and verify changes to soil carbon. The book establi shes the need for standardized methods that can be used by anyone, and helps us better understand the link between the pedosphere (soils) an d the atmosphere. It also shows the importance of developing links bet ween 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