Overview

This book features five peer-reviewed reviews on the process of soil carbon sequestration. The first chapter discusses the relationship between soil carbon sequestration and humanity, as well as the global importance of soil carbon sequestration in removing CO2 from the atmosphere. The second chapter describes the distribution and dynamics of diverse components of the soil carbon or pedological reservoir and explains the impact of anthropogenic activities on the soil. The chapter also considers the range of management strategies that may be used to restore the depleted pedologic carbon reservoir, focussing on soil organic carbon (SOC). The third chapter provides an overview of the available systems for the monitoring, reporting and verification of soil organic carbon, focussing on both their advantages and limitations. The fourth chapter discusses the challenges for large-scale application of spectral mapping when the soil and parent material are heterogeneous and surface conditions are unknown. A case study focussing on a SOC prediction map derived from the spectra of a Sentinel-2 image is also included. The final chapter evaluates the potential for carbon sequestration in temperate agroforestry systems by analysing existing data from different agroforestry practices in temperate regions worldwide.

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Author:   Various authors ,  Dr C. Rumpel (CNRS, Sorbonne University, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences Paris (France)) ,  Prof Rattan Lal (CFAES Rattan Lal Center for Carbon Management and Sequestration, The Ohio State University (United States)) ,  Dr Matthias Kuhnert (University of Aberdeen)
Publisher:   Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Volume:   121
ISBN:  

9781835452646

ISBN 10:   1835452647
Pages:   124
Publication Date:   27 January 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction: soil carbon sequestration – a process linking soils to humanity: C. Rumpel, CNRS, Sorbonne University, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences Paris, France; 1 Introduction 2 Key issues in understanding soil carbon sequestration 3 This book 4 References Chapter taken from: Rumpel, C. (ed.), Understanding and fostering soil carbon sequestration, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2022, (ISBN 978 1 80146 969 5) Chapter 2 - Promoting carbon sequestration in soils: the importance of soil, region and context-specific interventions: Rattan Lal, CFAES Rattan Lal Center for Carbon Management and Sequestration, The Ohio State University, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Global distribution of the soil carbon pool among soil types and ecoregions 3 Soil carbon persistence 4 Temperature sensitivity 5 Soil inorganic carbon 6 Blue carbon in coastal ecosystems 7 Black or pyrogenic carbon 8 Frozen carbon and permafrost soils 9 Land use and management 10 Landscape management 11 Salinity management for enhancing soil organic carbon stocks 12 Conservation agriculture, cover cropping and agroforestry 13 Grazing management 14 Nutrient management for sequestration of soil organic carbon 15 Carbon sequestration under urban ecosystems 16 Conclusion 17 Future trends in research 18 References Chapter taken from: Rumpel, C. (ed.), Understanding and fostering soil carbon sequestration, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2022, (ISBN 978 1 80146 969 5) Chapter 3 - Measuring and monitoring soil carbon sequestration: Matthias Kuhnert, Sylvia H. Vetter and Pete Smith, Institute of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, UK; 1 Introduction 2 Measurement/monitoring, reporting and verification 3 Existing monitoring, reporting and verification protocols 4 Outlook of the use of monitoring, reporting and verification applications 5 Conclusion 6 Where to look for further information 7 References Chapter taken from: Rumpel, C. (ed.), Understanding and fostering soil carbon sequestration, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2022, (ISBN 978 1 80146 969 5) Chapter 4 - Spectral mapping of soil organic carbon: Bas van Wesemael, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium; 1 Introduction 2 Pilot studies of SOC mapping 3 Challenges for SOC mapping over large extents 4 Synthetic bare soil images 5 Case study 6 Summary and future trends 7 Where to look for further information 8 References Chapter taken from: Otten, W. (ed.), Advances in measuring soil health, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2021, (978 1 78676 426 3) Chapter 5 - Assessing the benefits of temperate agroforestry in enhancing carbon sequestration: Augustine K. Osei and Maren Oelbermann, University of Waterloo, Canada; 1 Introduction: moving from conservation to carbon a historical overview 2 System-level carbon dynamics in temperate agroforestry 3 Projections of potential carbon sequestration in temperate agroforestry systems 4 Conclusion and future directions 5 Where to look for further information 6 References Chapter taken from: Mosquera-Losada, M. R., Ladislau, M., Pantera, A. and Chatrchyan, A. (eds.), Advances in temperate agroforestry, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2025, (ISBN 978 1 80146 719 3)

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Dr Cornelia Rumpel is Director of Research in the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences at the French National Research Center (CNRS) located at Sorbonne University, where she leads a team investigating the fate of organic matter in natural and managed terrestrial ecosystems, including the mechanisms determining soil organic carbon sequestration. Her work deals with temperate and tropical environments and has contributed to the change of several paradigms in this important area. She is also working with industry and at the science policy interphase providing expertise in the areas of land management and climate change. Dr Matthias Kuhnert is an environmental modeller, with a wide range of experience in using data from different scales. His recent focus was on simulations of greenhouse gas emissions and soil organic carbon changes in croplands, impacts of data aggregation on model results and the development of measuring, reporting and verification systems for soil organic carbon. Dr. Oelbermann earned a Ph.D. in Soil Science from the University of Guelph and pursued post-doctoral studies at Cornell University. Currently, she holds the position of Professor in the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Her research revolves around the study of carbon and nitrogen transformations in complex agroecosystems, encompassing a wide range of environments from sub-polar to tropical regions. Specifically, she focuses on understanding the functions and processes that govern these transformations in various agricultural systems, such as agroforestry systems and cereal-legume intercrops.

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