CARBON SEQUESTRATION ON MINED LANDS SUPPORTING ABANDONED GRASSLANDS: SOIL ORGANIC CARBON ACCUMULATION AND DISTRIBUTION

Carbon Sequestration on Mined Lands Supporting Abandoned Grasslands: Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation and Distribution

Reclaimed surface coal mines in the eastern United States are commonly revegetated with grasses and legumes. The productivity and carbon sequestration potential of the vegetation varies with the condition and nature of the mined site and soil. This study was conducted to determine the distribution pattern of soil carbon stock on 9 mined grasslands reclaimed after the passage of SMCRA in 1977. M...

Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration in Reclaimed Minesoils

Land disturbance during mining results in loss of soil organic carbon (SOC). Reclamation of minelands can lead to recuperation and sequestration of SOC. The SOC thus accumulated, not only replenishes SOC losses but may also offset additional carbon di-oxide (CO2) emission. The assessment of the above was done on a chronosequence of reclaimed minesoils comprising pasture with topsoil application...

Soil carbon sequestration

Organic carbon sequestration and discharge

Organic carbon sequestration and discharge from a deciduous forest catchment in Korea S. J. Kim, J. Kim, and K. Kim Global Environment Laboratory and Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea Forest Water Resources Laboratory, Korea Forest Research Institute, Seoul 130-712, Korea Received: 21 September 2009 – Accepted: 12 October 2009 – Published: 28 October 20...

Soil organic carbon sequestration potential of cropland in China

[1] Soil organic carbon (SOC) in cropland is of great importance to the global carbon (C) balance and to agricultural productivity, but it is highly sensitive to human activities such as irrigation and crop rotation. It has been observed that under certain improved management practices, cropland soils can sequestrate additional C beyond their existing SOC level before reaching the C saturation ...