Soil Ecology, Biodiversity and Carbon Management

Sarada R Gupta, Neelam R ., Ravi R Kumar

Abstract


This paper gives an overview of soil ecosystem services, soil organic matter dynamics, models of soil organic matter, biotic and abiotic control of litter decomposition, patterns of soil biodiversity, and potential of soil carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change.

Keywords


Global carbon cycle, Carbon pools, Litter decomposition, Litter quality, Decomposition models, Soil fauna, Microbial diversity, Soil biodiversity, Soil carbon management

Full Text: PDF

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

COPYRIGHT of this Journal vests fully with the National Instional Institute of Ecology. Any commercial use of the content on this site in any form is legally prohibited.