The global surface temperatures have been reported to increase at an average rate of 0.06C (0.11F) per decade. This observed climate change known as the greenhouse effect is attributed to the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs), including carbon dioxide (CO 2), methane (CH 4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) to the atmosphere, resulting in trapping the heat near the earth's surface causing global warming. World soils are the largest reservoir of terrestrial carbon and that soils are a source or sink of GHGs depending on land use management. Recognizing the urgent need to address the soil organic matter constraints for a sustainable agricultural production to ensure food security, this publication provides an integrated view on conventional and isotopic methods of measuring and modelling soil carbon + dynamics, and the use nuclear and radioisotope tracer techniques in in-situ glasshouse and field labelling techniques to assess soil organic matter turnover and sequestration.
| ISBN: | 9789201064172 |
| Publication date: | 30th August 2017 |
| Author: | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| Publisher: | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 120 pages |
| Genres: |
Sedimentology and pedology Sustainable agriculture Tropical agriculture: practice and techniques |