Articles | Volume 17, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-5223-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-5223-2020
Reviews and syntheses
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Reviews and syntheses: The mechanisms underlying carbon storage in soil

Isabelle Basile-Doelsch, Jérôme Balesdent, and Sylvain Pellerin

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The 4 per 1000 initiative aims to restore carbon storage in soils to both mitigate climate change and contribute to food security. The French National Institute for Agricultural Research conducted a study to determine the carbon storage potential in French soils and associated costs. This paper is a part of that study. It reviews recent advances concerning the mechanisms that controls C stabilization in soils. Synthetic figures integrating new concepts should be of pedagogical interest.
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