06.12.2021
New 'Frontiers in Soil Science' Special Issue announced:
"Organic and Inorganic Carbon Pools in Soils: response to management, spatial distribution, and modeling chronological changes"
About this Research Topic
Organic carbon (SOC) and inorganic carbon (SIC) are the two components of the soil carbon pool. SOC includes organic compounds in various decomposition stages such as fine litter and roots, fauna, carbon (C) in microbial biomass, as well as simple sugars and polysaccharides, while SIC comprises carbonate-containing minerals and the dissolved H2CO3 species in soil solution. C stored in soils is the greatest C reservoir in most terrestrial ecosystems (~ 1500 Pg C in the top meter). The C level is a crucial component of soil health as it affects all physicochemical and biological properties and defines soil functioning in ecosystem services. Anthropogenic activities i.e., land management, usually lead to C loss but also recovery. Thus, monitoring changes in content, understanding the governing processes, and modeling future states of soil C depending on land management and climatic conditions are important for sustainable use of land resources, soil conservation, and mitigation strategies.
This Special Issue welcomes papers presenting innovative research or case studies dealing with Organic and Inorganic Carbon Pools in Soils. We invite researchers to contribute original articles presenting the most advanced progressions and interesting case studies regarding the following topics and beyond:
- Soil Carbon
- Soil health
- Soil Quality
- Digital Soil Mapping
- Remote and Proximal Sensing
- Modeling, mapping, and monitoring
Keywords: Soil Carbon Soil health Soil Quality Digital Soil Mapping Remote and Proximal Sensing Modeling, mapping, and monitoring
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