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Climate change cannot be entirely responsible for soil carbon loss observed in England and Wales, 1978–2003
Author(s) -
SMITH PETE,
CHAPMAN STEPHEN J.,
SCOTT W. ANDY,
BLACK HELAINA I. J.,
WATTENBACH MARTIN,
MILNE RONNIE,
CAMPBELL COLIN D.,
LILLY ALLAN,
OSTLE NICK,
LEVY PETER E.,
LUMSDON DAVID G.,
MILLARD PETER,
TOWERS WILLIE,
ZAEHLE SÖNKE,
SMITH JO U.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
global change biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.146
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1365-2486
pISSN - 1354-1013
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2007.01458.x
Subject(s) - climate change , new england , soil carbon , environmental science , soil water , carbon fibers , global warming , soil loss , physical geography , climatology , geography , ecology , soil science , geology , oceanography , political science , biology , mathematics , politics , composite number , law , algorithm , surface runoff
We present results from modelling studies, which suggest that, at most, only about 10–20% of recently observed soil carbon losses in England and Wales could possibly be attributable to climate warming. Further, we present reasons why the actual losses of SOC from organic soils in England and Wales might be lower than those reported.