Management of Carbon Sequestration in Soil

Agricultural activities considered responsible for an increase in CO2 levels in our atmosphere include: deforestation, biomass burning, tillage and intensive cultivation, and drainage of wetlands. However, agriculture can also be a solution to the problem in which carbon can be removed from the atmosphere and permanently sequestered into the soil. This volume is one of three addressing the importance of soil processes in the global carbon cycle. Management of Carbon Sequestration in Soil highlights the importance of world soils as a sink for atmospheric carbon and discusses the impact of tillage, conservation reserve programs (CRP), management of grasslands and woodlands, and other soil and crop management and land use practices that lead to carbon sequestration.

Soil Management for Regulating C Pools
Land Use and Soil C Pools in Terrestrial Ecosystems, R. Lal, J. Kimble, and R. Follett
Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics in Native and Cultivated Ecosystems of South America, R.A. Rosell and J.A. Galantini
Soil Carbon Dynamics in Different Cropping Systems in Principal Ecoregions of Asia, K.F. Bronson, K.G. Cassman, R. Wassmann, D.C. Olk, M. van Noordwijk, and D.P. Garrity
No-Tillage Production Agriculture and Carbon Sequestration in a Typic Fragiudalf Soil of Northeastern Ohio, W.A. Dick and J.T. Durkalski
Long-Term Effects of Subsurface Drainage on Soil Organic Carbon Content and Infiltration in the Surface Horizons of a Lakebed Soil in Northwest Ohio, M.D. Sullivan, N.R. Fausey, and R. Lal
Effects of Tillage on Profile Soil Carbon Distribution in the Northern Great Plains of the U.S., L.J. Cihacek and M.G. Ulmer
Determining Carbon Dynamics under No-Till, Ridge-Till, Chisel, and Moldboard Tillage Systems within a Corn and Soybean Cropping Sequence, T.L. Hansmeyer, D.R. Linden, D.L. Allan, and D.R. Huggins
Tillage Methods and Carbon Dioxide Loss: Fall Versus Spring Tillage, D.C. Reicosky
Long-Term Tillage Effects on Soil Organic Carbon Distribution in Aggregates and Primary Particle Fractions of Two Ohio Soils, R.M. Bajracharya, R. Lal, and J.M. Kimble
The Impact of Soil Conservation Policies on Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils of the Central United States, P.D. Mitchell, P.G. Lakshminarayan, T. Otake, and B.A. Babcock
Opportunities and Limitations for C Sequestration in European Agricultural Soils Through Changes in Management, P. Smith, D.S. Powlson, M.J. Glendining, and J.U. Smith
Carbon Sequestration and Organic Resource Management in African Smallholder Agriculture, P.L. Woomer, C.A. Palm, J.N. Qureshi, and J. Kotto-Same
Crop Management for Regulating C Pools
Soil Carbon Dynamics in Relation to Soil Surface Management and Cropping Systems in Australian Agroecosystems, P.R. Grace, W.M. Post, D.C. Godwin, K.P. Bryceson, M.A. Truscott, and K.J. Hennessy
Long-Term Effects of Crop Rotation, Cultivation Practices, and Fertilizers on Carbon Sequestration in Soils in Norway, B.R. Singh, T. Borresen, G. Uhlen, and E. Ekeberg
Crop Management Effects on Organic Carbon in Semi-Arid Pacific Northwest Soils, P.E. Rasmussen and S.L. Albrect
Aerenchyma, Acid Tolerance, and Associative N Fixation Enhance Carbon Sequestration in Soil, W.D. Kemper, E.E. Alberts, C.D. Foy, R.B. Clark, J.C. Ritchie, and R.W. Zobel
Carbon Storage in Soils under Continuous Cereal Grain Cropping: N Fertilizer and Straw, E.D. Solberg, M. Nyborg, R.C. Izaurralde, S.S. Malhi, H.H. Janzen, and M. Molina-Ayala
Soil Carbon Dynamics in Relation to Cropping Systems in Principal Ecoregions of Eastern Europe, with Particular Regard to Hungarian Experiences, T. Németh, P. Csanthó, and A. Anton
Changes in Organic Carbon in Long-Term Rotation and Tillage Trials in Northern Syria, J. Ryan
Effect of Different Management Systems on Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics of Various Soils, M. Körschens
CRP and C Sequestration
CRP and Microbial Biomass Dynamics in Temperate Climates, R.F. Follett
Enhancing Carbon Sequestration in CRP-Managed Land, D.R. Huggins, D.L. Allan, J.C. Gardner, D.L. Karlen, D.F. Bexdicek, M.J. Rosek, M.J. Alms, M. Flock, B.S. Miller, and M.L. Staben
Pastures, Grasslands, and Forests
Forested Soil Carbon Storage in Landscapes of the Northern Great Lakes Region, J.L. Rollinger, T.F. Strong, and D.F. Grigal
Effects of Harvesting Intensity on Forest Productivity and Soil Carbon Storage in a Mixed Oak Forest, D.W. Johnson and D.E. Todd, Jr.
Forages and Row Cropping Effects on Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen , R. Lal, P. Henderlong, and M. Flowers
Effect of Defoliation of Medic Pastures on Below-Ground Carbon Allocation and Root Production, M.C. Crawford, P.R. Grace, and J.M. Oades
Soil Comparative Evolution under Grasslands and Woodlands in the Forest Zone of Russia, E.Y. Yakimenko
Management of Tropical Pastures in Acid-Soil Savannas of South America for Carbon Sequestration in the Soil, M.J. Fisher, R.J. Thomas, and I.M. Rao
Carbon Storage in Grasslands Soils as Related to N and S Fertilizer, M. Nyborg, M. Molina-Ayala, E.D. Solberg, R.C. Izaurralde, S.S. Malhi, and H.H. Janzen
Challenges of C Sequestration in Soils
Scientific Challenges in Developing a Plan to Predict and Verify Carbon Storage in Canadian Prairie Soils, R.C. Izaurralde, W.B. McGill, A. Bryden, S. Graham, M. Ward, and P. Dickey
Need for Research and Need for Action, R. Lal, J. Kimble, and R. Follett
Index