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Measuring and monitoring soil organic carbon stocks in agricultural lands for climate mitigation

Conant, Richard T, Ogle, Stephen M, Paul, Eldor A, Paustian, Keith·2011·Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Abstract

Policies that encourage greenhouse‐gas emitters to mitigate emissions through terrestrial carbon (C) offsets – C sequestration in soils or biomass – will promote practices that reduce erosion and build soil fertility, while fostering adaptation to climate change, agricultural development, and rehabilitation of degraded soils. However, none of these benefits will be possible until changes in C stocks can be documented accurately and cost‐effectively. This is particularly challenging when dealing with changes in soil organic C (SOC) stocks. Precise methods for measuring C in soil samples are well established, but spatial variability in the factors that determine SOC stocks makes it difficult to document change. Widespread interest in the benefits of SOC sequestration has brought this issue to the fore in the development of US and international climate policy. Here, we review the challenges to documenting changes in SOC stocks, how policy decisions influence offset documentation requirements, and the benefits and drawbacks of different sampling strategies and extrapolation methods.

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  • Model-based methods, in which emission rates are quantified as a function of location, environmental conditions and management, provide a more feasible approach for quantifying soil GHG emissions.

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Authors
Conant, R. T., Ogle, S. M., Paul, E. A., & Paustian, K.
Affiliations
Colorado State University (US)
Corresponding author
Conant, Richard T
Venue
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-06-08
Volume
9
Issue
3
Pages
169-173
ISSN
  • 1540-9295 (ISSN-L)
  • 1540-9309
OpenAlex
W2072505961
Cited by
184
References
27
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 18 · 2012: 9
FWCI
16.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (publishedVersion)
  • Digital Collections of Colorado (Colorado State University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil erosion and sediment transport
Keywords
soil organic carbon, carbon sequestration, carbon offsetting, climate change mitigation, agricultural land, carbon stock monitoring, spatial variability, sampling strategy, extrapolation, climate policy, greenhouse gas emissions, soil fertility, soil erosion, degraded soils

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