Lateral carbon transfer from erosion in noncroplands matters

Borrelli, Pasquale; Panagos, Panos; Lugato, Emanuele; Alewell, Christine; Ballabio, Cristiano; Montanarella, Luca; Robinson, David A.

Borrelli, Pasquale; Panagos, Panos; Lugato, Emanuele; Alewell, Christine; Ballabio, Cristiano; Montanarella, Luca; Robinson, David A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7290-4867. 2018 Lateral carbon transfer from erosion in noncroplands matters. Global Change Biology, 24 (8). 3283-3284. 10.1111/gcb.14125

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Abstract

Letter to Editor. This study combines two unprecedentedly high resolution (250 × 250 m) maps of soil erosion (inter‐rill and rill processes) and soil organic carbon to calculate a global estimate of erosion‐induced organic carbon (C) displacement. The results indicate a gross C displacement by soil erosion of 2.5 Pg C/year. The greatest share of displaced C (64%) comes from seminatural lands and forests. This suggests that lateral C transfer from erosion in noncroplands may play a more important role than previously assumed.

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UKCEH and CEH Science Areas 2017-24 (Lead Area only) > Soils and Land Use

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14125

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1111/gcb.14125

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Soils and Land Use (Science Area 2017-24)

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