Eric J. Roose - Soil Erosion and Carbon Dynamics (Advances in Soil Science (Boca Raton, Fla.).)

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Advances in Soil Science

SOIL EROSION AND CARBON DYNAMICS

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Advances in Soil Science

Edited by

Eric J.Roose

Rattan Lal

Chiristian Feller

Bernard Barths

Bobby A.Stewart

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On the cover: A typical landscape of red ferrallitic soils on the high plateau of central Madagascar near Antananarivo
during the rainy season. The hilltop is covered by overgrazed grassland deeply eroded around the cattle trails which join
the village and the springs in the valley. The hills lose carbon, nutrients, soil, and water, but might be nourishing the rice
paddies below.

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Soil erosion and carbon dynamics/edited by Eric J.Roose[et al.].
p. cm.(Advances in soil science)
Papers presented at a symposium held in Montpellier, France, September 2328, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-56670-688-2 (alk. paper)
1. Soil erosionCongresses. 2. Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry)Congresses. 3. SoilsCarbon
contentCongresses. I. Roose, Eric. II. Advances in soil science (Boca Raton, Fla.)
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Global climate change is one of the most serious environmental issues of the twenty-first century. Change in climate has already occurred, with a global increase in temperature of about 0.6C during the twentieth century, and considering different scenarios, projected increase in temperature will continue to 4 to 6C by the end of the twenty-first century. Drastic consequences may sometimes be positive, but are most often negative.

The carbon (C) cycle plays a significant role in the global climate change, both in the causes of and the solutions for its mitigation. The stakes are explicitly stated in the proceedings of several international conventions (Rio in 1992, Kyoto in 1997, Marrakech in 2001), and are relevant to the sustainable management of soil and water resources for agriculture.