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Assessment and prediction of changes in the reserves of organic carbon in abandoned soils of European Russia in 1990–2020

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Experimental studies and the analysis of published data have shown that carbon reserves in soils generally increase upon soil exclusion from agricultural use. The rate of carbon accumulation in the abandoned soils depends on the soil type, the time elapsed since the soil abandoning (the restoration period), and the thickness of the layer for which the rate of carbon accumulation is determined. For the upper 20-cm-thick layer, it varies from 66 to 175 g C/m2 per year in dependence on the type of soil and averages 111 g C/m2 per year. The highest rate is typical of the first 10–15 years of soil restoration. According to our calculations, the carbon sequestration in the upper 20-cm-thick layer of Russian soils due to changes in land use was 184–673 Mt C in 1990–2005 and may reach 282–1030 Mt C by 2020.

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Kurganova, I.N., Lopes de Gerenyu, V.O. Assessment and prediction of changes in the reserves of organic carbon in abandoned soils of European Russia in 1990–2020. Eurasian Soil Sc. 41, 1371–1377 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229308130048

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