Soil and Climate
Climate is a soil-forming factor and soil can mitigate climate change through a reduction in the emissions of greenhouse gases and sequestration of atmospheric CO2. Thus there is a growing interest in soil management practices capable of mitigating climate change and enhancing environmental quality. Soil and Climate addresses global issues through soil management and outlines strategies for advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This volume in the Advances in Soil Science series is specifically devoted to describe state-of-the-knowledge regarding the climate–soil nexus in relation to:Soil Processes: weathering decomposition of organic matter erosion leaching salinization biochemical transformations gaseous flux and elemental cycling Soil Properties: physical chemical biological and ecological Atmospheric Chemistry: gaseous concentrations of (CO2 CH4 N2O) water vapors soot dust and particulate matter Mitigation and Adaptation: source and sink of GHGs (CO2 CH4 N2O) land use and soil management soil C sink capacity permafrost Soil Management: sequestration of organic and inorganic C nutrient requirements water demands coupled cycling of H2O N P S andPolicy and Outreach: carbon farming payments for ecosystem services COP21 SDGs land degradation neutrality Special topics on soil as a source or sink of CO2 silicate weathering and carbon sequestration nutrients required for carbon sequestration physical protection and the mean resident time and predicting soil carbon stocks are discussed in detail throughout the book.