Soil Health and Climate Change
Soil Health and Climate Change
"Soil Health and Climate Change" presents a comprehensive overview of the concept of soil health, including the significance of key soil attributes and management of soil health in conventional and emerging land use systems in the context of climate change.
Starting with a review of the physical, chemical and biological indicators of soil health and their significance for monitoring the impacts of climate change, this book then focuses on describing the role of soil structure, pH, organic matter, nitrogen, respiration and biota in sustaining the basic functions of soil ecosystems, and their anticipated responses to climate change. Further topics include the management of cropping, pastoral, and forestry systems, and rehabilitated mine sites, with a focus on mitigation of and adaptation to climate change impacts. Finally, the opportunities and potential risks of organic farming, biochar and bioenergy systems, and their ability to sustain and even enhance soil health, arediscussed.
Soil health indicators for the climate change
Soil attributes and soil processes in response to the climate changeConventional land use systems
Organic farming, biochar and bioenergy systems.
Singh, Bhupinder Pal
Cowie, Annette L.
Chan, K. Yin
| ISBN | 978-3-642-27104-5 |
|---|---|
| Artikelnummer | 9783642271045 |
| Medientyp | Buch |
| Auflage | Repr. d. Ausg. v. 2011 |
| Copyrightjahr | 2013 |
| Verlag | Springer, Berlin |
| Umfang | X, 406 Seiten |
| Abbildungen | X, 406 p. |
| Sprache | Englisch |
