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

MF Dignac, D Derrien, P Barré, S Barot… - Agronomy for …, 2017 - Springer
The international 4 per 1000 initiative aims at supporting states and non-governmental
stakeholders in their efforts towards a better management of soil carbon (C) stocks. These …

Soil organic carbon stability under natural and anthropogenic-induced perturbations

J Yang, A Li, Y Yang, G Li, F Zhang - Earth-science reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon (SOC) plays key roles in determining soil properties, plant nutrients, and
land-atmosphere carbon exchange, yet is affected by various natural and anthropogenic …

The energetic and chemical signatures of persistent soil organic matter

P Barré, AF Plante, L Cécillon, S Lutfalla, F Baudin… - Biogeochemistry, 2016 - Springer
A large fraction of soil organic matter (OM) resists decomposition over decades to centuries
as indicated by long radiocarbon residence times, but the mechanisms responsible for the …

Long‐term zero‐tillage enhances the protection of soil carbon in tropical agriculture

HV Cooper, S Sjögersten, RM Lark… - European journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Contrasting tillage strategies not only affect the stability and formation of soil aggregates but
also modify the concentration and thermostability of soil organic matter associated with soil …

Evaluating biodegradability of soil organic matter by its thermal stability and chemical composition

EG Gregorich, AW Gillespie, MH Beare, D Curtin… - Soil Biology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The stability of soil organic matter (SOM) as it relates to resistance to microbial degradation
has important implications for nutrient cycling, emission of greenhouse gases, and C …

Dynamics of soil organic matter based on new Rock-Eval indices

D Sebag, EP Verrecchia, L Cécillon, T Adatte… - Geoderma, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper aims to develop a new approach to interpret soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics
from Rock-Eval pyrolysis. Rock-Eval standard parameters (TpS2, HI, OI) are limited when …

From peat swamp forest to oil palm plantations: The stability of tropical peatland carbon

HV Cooper, CH Vane, S Evers, P Aplin, NT Girkin… - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
Accurate assessment of tropical peatland carbon dynamics is important to (a) determine the
size of the active carbon pool,(b) estimate the scale of transfers of peat-derived greenhouse …

Guidelines for Rock–Eval analysis of recent marine sediments

F Baudin, JR Disnar, A Aboussou, F Savignac - Organic Geochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Rock–Eval pyrolysis, a widely used petroleum screening technique developed primarily for
ancient sedimentary rocks and kerogens, has been increasingly applied to the …

Spatial variability of organic matter properties determines methane fluxes in a tropical forested peatland

NT Girkin, CH Vane, HV Cooper, V Moss-Hayes… - Biogeochemistry, 2019 - Springer
Tropical peatland ecosystems are a significant component of the global carbon cycle and
feature a range of distinct vegetation types, but the extent of links between contrasting plant …

Mineralogy and geochemistry of sediments from Simbock Lake, Yaoundé area (southern Cameroon): provenance and environmental implications

AZ Ekoa Bessa, G Ngueutchoua, PD Ndjigui - Arabian journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Two cores of sediments, named NR and EB, were collected in the Simbock Lake (Mefou
watershed, Yaoundé) to assess their provenance and the degree of heavy metal pollution …