Agricultural soils as a sink to mitigate CO2 emissions

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1997
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Paustian, K.
Andren, O.
Janzen, H.H.
Lal, R.
Smith, P.
Tian, G.
Tiessen, H.
Noordwijk, M. van
Woomer, P.L.
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Agricultural soils, having been depleted of much of their native carbon stocks, have a significant CO2 sink capacity. Global estimates of this sink capacity are in the order of 20-30 Pg C over the next 50-100 years .Management practices to build up soil C must increase the input of organic matter to soil and/or decrease soil organic matter decomposition rates. The most appropriate management practices to increase soil C vary regionally dependent on both environmental and socioeconomic factors
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5051
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.1997.tb00594.x
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