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New publication on soil carbon trends

Laura Sofie Harbo et al.: Soil Organic Carbon Changes in Agricultural Areas of Europe—Synthesis of Repeated Regional Soil Surveys

Map of the reported relative change in SOC in the topsoil
© Thünen-Institut/AK

Laura Sofie Harbo had taken on the arduous task of compiling the regional to national soil carbon trends of our European neighbours. This helps us to classify our own results. The picture is anything but uniform, both in terms of methodology and trends. However, across the European area for which a statement can be made, losses predominate – both for arable land and grassland.

https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.70263

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