Soil organic carbon stabilization in dry tropical forests of Costa Rica

Geoderma ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 152 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 95-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Lorenz ◽  
Rattan Lal ◽  
Juan J. Jiménez
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Soil Organic Carbon ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Carbon Stabilization ◽  
Dry Tropical Forests

Effect of the replacement of tropical forests with tree plantations on soil organic carbon levels in the Jomoro district, Ghana

2013 ◽  
Vol 375 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 47-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tommaso Chiti ◽  
Elisa Grieco ◽  
Lucia Perugini ◽  
Ana Rey ◽  
Riccardo Valentini
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Soil Organic Carbon ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Tree Plantations

scholarly journals Soil Organic Carbon Depletion from Forests to Grasslands Conversion in Mexico: A Review

Agriculture ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deb Aryal ◽  
Danilo Morales Ruiz ◽  
César Tondopó Marroquín ◽  
René Pinto Ruiz ◽  
Francisco Guevara Hernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Soil Organic Carbon ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Soil Depth ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Soil Horizon ◽  
Native Forests ◽  
Soc Stocks

Land use change from forests to grazing lands is one of the important sources of greenhouse gas emissions in many parts of the tropics. The objective of this study was to analyze the extent of soil organic carbon (SOC) loss from the conversion of native forests to pasturelands in Mexico. We analyzed 66 sets of published research data with simultaneous measurements of soil organic carbon stocks between native forests and pasturelands in Mexico. We used a generalized linear mixed effect model to evaluate the effect of land use change (forest versus pasture), soil depth, and original native forest types. The model showed that there was a significant reduction in SOC stocks due to the conversion of native forests to pasturelands. The median loss of SOC ranged from 31.6% to 52.0% depending upon the soil depth. The highest loss was observed in tropical mangrove forests followed by highland tropical forests and humid tropical forests. Higher loss was detected in upper soil horizon (0–30 cm) compared to deeper horizons. The emissions of CO2 from SOC loss ranged from 46.7 to 165.5 Mg CO2 eq. ha−1 depending upon the type of original native forests. In this paper, we also discuss the effect that agroforestry practices such as silvopastoral arrangements and other management practices like rotational grazing, soil erosion control, and soil nutrient management can have in enhancing SOC stocks in tropical grasslands. The results on the degree of carbon loss can have strong implications in adopting appropriate management decisions that recover or retain carbon stocks in biomass and soils of tropical livestock production systems.

scholarly journals Soil Aggregation and Soil Organic Carbon Stabilization: Effects of Management in Semiarid Mediterranean Agroecosystems

2009 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
pp. 1519-1529 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Álvaro-Fuentes ◽  
C. Cantero-Martínez ◽  
M. V. López ◽  
K. Paustian ◽  
K. Denef ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Soil Organic Carbon ◽  
Soil Aggregation ◽  
Carbon Stabilization

Association of soil organic carbon with physically separated soil fractions in different land uses of Costa Rica

2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 448-459
Author(s):  
Paula Chacón ◽  
Klaus Lorenz ◽  
Rattan Lal ◽  
Frank G. Calhoun ◽  
Norman R. Fausey
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Soil Organic Carbon ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Soil Fractions

Spatial structures of soil organic carbon in tropical forests—A case study of Southeastern Tanzania

CATENA ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joni Rossi ◽  
Annelies Govaerts ◽  
Bruno De Vos ◽  
Bruno Verbist ◽  
André Vervoort ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Soil Organic Carbon ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Spatial Structures
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