A global meta-analysis of soil organic carbon in the Anthropocene

Anthropogenic activities profoundly impact soil organic carbon (SOC), affecting its contribution to ecosystem services such as climate regulation. Here, we conducted a thorough review of the impacts of land-use change, land management, and climate change on SOC. Using second-order meta-analysis, we...

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Autores principales: Beillouin, D., Corbeels, Marc, Demenois, J., Berre, D., Boyer, A., Fallot, A., Feder, F., Cardinael, R.
Formato: Journal Article
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Publicado: Springer 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138268
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author Beillouin, D.
Corbeels, Marc
Demenois, J.
Berre, D.
Boyer, A.
Fallot, A.
Feder, F.
Cardinael, R.
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Berre, D.
Boyer, A.
Cardinael, R.
Corbeels, Marc
Demenois, J.
Fallot, A.
Feder, F.
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Corbeels, Marc
Demenois, J.
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description Anthropogenic activities profoundly impact soil organic carbon (SOC), affecting its contribution to ecosystem services such as climate regulation. Here, we conducted a thorough review of the impacts of land-use change, land management, and climate change on SOC. Using second-order meta-analysis, we synthesized findings from 230 first-order meta-analyses comprising over 25,000 primary studies. We show that (i) land conversion for crop production leads to high SOC loss, that can be partially restored through land management practices, particularly by introducing trees and incorporating exogenous carbon in the form of biochar or organic amendments, (ii) land management practices that are implemented in forests generally result in depletion of SOC, and (iii) indirect effects of climate change, such as through wildfires, have a greater impact on SOC than direct climate change effects (e.g., from rising temperatures). The findings of our study provide strong evidence to assist decision-makers in safeguarding SOC stocks and promoting land management practices for SOC restoration. Furthermore, they serve as a crucial research roadmap, identifying areas that require attention to fill the knowledge gaps concerning the factors driving changes in SOC.
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spelling CGSpace1382682025-11-11T11:04:57Z A global meta-analysis of soil organic carbon in the Anthropocene Beillouin, D. Corbeels, Marc Demenois, J. Berre, D. Boyer, A. Fallot, A. Feder, F. Cardinael, R. climate change soil organic carbon land management crop production Anthropogenic activities profoundly impact soil organic carbon (SOC), affecting its contribution to ecosystem services such as climate regulation. Here, we conducted a thorough review of the impacts of land-use change, land management, and climate change on SOC. Using second-order meta-analysis, we synthesized findings from 230 first-order meta-analyses comprising over 25,000 primary studies. We show that (i) land conversion for crop production leads to high SOC loss, that can be partially restored through land management practices, particularly by introducing trees and incorporating exogenous carbon in the form of biochar or organic amendments, (ii) land management practices that are implemented in forests generally result in depletion of SOC, and (iii) indirect effects of climate change, such as through wildfires, have a greater impact on SOC than direct climate change effects (e.g., from rising temperatures). The findings of our study provide strong evidence to assist decision-makers in safeguarding SOC stocks and promoting land management practices for SOC restoration. Furthermore, they serve as a crucial research roadmap, identifying areas that require attention to fill the knowledge gaps concerning the factors driving changes in SOC. 2023 2024-01-22T14:50:08Z 2024-01-22T14:50:08Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138268 en Open Access application/pdf Springer Beillouin, D., Corbeels, M., Demenois, J., Berre, D., Boyer, A., Fallot, A., ... & Cardinael, R. (2023). A global meta-analysis of soil organic carbon in the Anthropocene. Nature Communications, 14(1): 3700, 1-10.
spellingShingle climate change
soil organic carbon
land management
crop production
Beillouin, D.
Corbeels, Marc
Demenois, J.
Berre, D.
Boyer, A.
Fallot, A.
Feder, F.
Cardinael, R.
A global meta-analysis of soil organic carbon in the Anthropocene
title A global meta-analysis of soil organic carbon in the Anthropocene
title_full A global meta-analysis of soil organic carbon in the Anthropocene
title_fullStr A global meta-analysis of soil organic carbon in the Anthropocene
title_full_unstemmed A global meta-analysis of soil organic carbon in the Anthropocene
title_short A global meta-analysis of soil organic carbon in the Anthropocene
title_sort global meta analysis of soil organic carbon in the anthropocene
topic climate change
soil organic carbon
land management
crop production
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138268
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