Soil carbon debt of 12,000 years of human land use | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences thumbnail
Soil carbon debt of 12,000 years of human land use | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
www.pnas.org
Land use and land cover change has resulted in substantial losses of carbon from soils globally Human appropriation of land for agriculture has greatly altered the terrestrial carbon balance, creating a large but uncertain carbon debt in soils Estimating the size and spatial distribution of soil org
1 Users
0 Comments
6 Highlights
0 Notes

Top Highlights

  • Land use and land cover change has resulted in substantial losses of carbon from soils globally
  • Human appropriation of land for agriculture has greatly altered the terrestrial carbon balance, creating a large but uncertain carbon debt in soils
  • Estimating the size and spatial distribution of soil organic carbon (SOC) loss due to land use and land cover change has been difficult
  • Human population and economic growth has led to an exponential rise in use of soil resources
  • Conversion of native soil to agricultural uses typically leads to a decline in SOC levels

Tags

Soil

Ready to highlight and find good content?

Glasp is a social web highlighter that people can highlight and organize quotes and thoughts from the web, and access other like-minded people’s learning.