Increasing soil carbon storage: mechanisms, effects of agricultural practices and proxies. A review

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Dignac, Marie France ^a   Derrien, Delphine ^b   Barré, Pierre ^c   Barot, Sébastien ^d   Cécillon, Lauric ^e   Chenu, Claire ^a   Chevallier, Tiphaine ^f   Freschet, Grégoire T ^g   Garnier, Patricia ^a   Guenet, Bertrand ^h   Hedde, Mickaël ^a   Klumpp, Katja ⁱ   Lashermes, Gwenaëlle ^j   Maron, Pierre Alain ^k   Nunan, Naoise ^d   Roumet, Catherine ^g   Basile Doelsch, Isabelle ^l  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b Centre INRA de Nancy   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

^d UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^e UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^f CIRAD   (France)

^g UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^h LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

ⁱ French National Institute of Agricultural Research   (France)

^j UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^k UNIV BOURGOGNE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^l AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

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Author keywords

Agricultural practices; C dynamics; Indicators; Litter; Macrofauna; Microorganisms; Mineralisation; Models; Organomineral associations; Porosity; Root inputs; Soil organic C; Stabilisation mechanisms

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ANT; BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EARTHWORM; FUNGUS; LITERATURE REVIEW; LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERAL; MINERALIZATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; POROSITY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL STABILIZATION; SOIL STRUCTURE; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TERMITE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; ISOPTERA;

EID: 85017203126     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-017-0421-2     Document Type: Review

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