The effects of burning and grazing on soil carbon dynamics in managed Peruvian tropical montane grasslands by Oliver, V, Oliveras-Menor, I, Kala, J, Lever, R, Arn Teh, Y

Temperate Regenerative Agriculture practices increase soil carbon but not crop yield—a meta-analysis by Jordon, MW, Willis, KJ, Bürkner, P-C, Haddaway, NR, Smith, P, Petrokofsky, G

Termites promote soil carbon and nitrogen depletion: Results from an in situ macrofauna exclusion experiment, Peru by Dahlsjö, C, Parr, C, Malhi, Y, Meir, P, Chevarria, O, Eggleton, P

Soil carbon stocks across Panamanian tropical forests regulated by base cation effects on fine roots by Cusack, DF, Markesteijn, L, Lewis, OT, Turner, BL

A restatement of the natural science evidence base concerning grassland management, grazing livestock and soil carbon storage by Jordon, MW, Buffet, J-C, Dungait, JAJ, Galdos, MV, Garnett, T, Lee, MRF, Lynch, J, Röös, E, Searchinger, TD, Smith, P, Godfray, HCJ

“…This paper describes a project that set out to summarize the natural science evidence base relevant to grassland management, grazing livestock and soil carbon storage potential in as policy-neutral terms as possible. …”

Can Regenerative Agriculture increase national soil carbon stocks? simulated country-scale adoption of reduced tillage, cover cropping, and ley-arable integration using RothC by Jordon, MW, Smith, P, Long, PR, Bürkner, P-C, Petrokofsky, G, Willis, KJ

“…However, estimating the potential change in national soil carbon stocks following adoption of RA practices is required to determine its suitability for this. …”

Modelling soil carbon stocks following reduced tillage intensity: a framework to estimate decomposition rate constant modifiers for RothC-26.3, demonstrated in north-west Europe by Jordon, MW, Smith, P

“…Simulating cropland soil carbon changes following a reduction in tillage intensity is necessary to determine the utility of this management practice in climate change mitigation. …”

Does restoring native forest restore ecosystem functioning? Evidence from a large-scale reforestation project in the Scottish Highlands by Warner, E, Lewis, OT, Brown, N, Green, R, McDonnell, A, Gilbert, D, Hector, A

“…Our work emphasizes where we lack knowledge: on the potential for long-term re-accumulation of soil carbon under semi-natural native reforestation, soil carbon sequestration in the deeper soil layers, and the response of soil carbon to natural regeneration.…”

Designing a carbon capture function into urban soils by Renforth, P, Edmondson, J, Leake, JR, Gaston, K, Manning, D

“…Soils, if designed and managed correctly, can retain carbon from the atmosphere as accumulated organic matter, refractory forms of carbon (e.g. biochar) or stable, inorganic, carbonate minerals. This soil 'carbon capture function' is highly applicable to the constructed environment in urban areas and should be considered when planning for new or existing developments. …”

Nitrogen cycle impacts on CO2 fertilisation and climate forcing of land carbon stores by Huntingford, C, Burke, EJ, Jones, CD, Jeffers, ES, Wiltshire, AJ

“…The finding that this CO2-related effect predominantly influences soil carbon rather than vegetation carbon, we explain by different balances between changing carbon uptake levels and residence times. …”

Regenerative agriculture practices and their influence on soil organic carbon and farm productivity in temperate regions by Jordon, M

“…Third, using this finding I simulated adoption of these arable RA practices across Great Britain using the soil carbon model RothC, and found that in the UK there is the potential to mitigate 16-27% of current agricultural emissions through soil carbon sequestration. …”

Quantifying spatial peat depth with seismic micronodes and the implications for carbon stock estimates by Muir, JB, Jeffery, S, Collins, J, Marks, A, Brake, N, Nissen-Meyer, T

“…<p>Peatlands are a major store of soil carbon, due to their high concentration of carbon-rich decayed plant material. …”

Global patterns of radiocarbon depletion in subsoil linked to rock-derived organic carbon by Grant, K, Hilton, RG, Galy, V

“…The fate of this rock organic carbon (OC_petro) during weathering in soils influences the geological carbon cycle, and impacts soil radiocarbon content that is used to quantify soil carbon turnover. Here, we assess the potential contribution of OC_petro to soils, using a mixing model generated by a global dataset of soil radiocarbon measurements (¹⁴C). …”

Soil CO2 uptake in deserts and its implications to the groundwater environment by Wang, W, Chen, X, Zheng, H, Yu, R, Qian, J, Zhang, Y, Yu, J

“…Recent studies of soil carbon cycle in arid and semi-arid ecosystems demonstrated that there exists an abiotic CO2 absorption by saline-alkali soils (Aa) at desert ecosystems and suggested potential contributions of CO2 dissolution beneath deserts to the terrestrial ecosystems carbon balance. …”

The future of the Amazon: new perspectives from climate, ecosystem and social sciences by Betts, R, Malhi, Y, Timmons Roberts, J

“…It acts as one of the major 'flywheels' of global climate, transpiring water and generating clouds, affecting atmospheric circulation across continents and hemispheres, and storing substantial reserves of biomass and soil carbon. Hence, the ongoing degradation of Amazonia is a threat to local climate stability and a contributor to the global atmospheric climate change crisis. …”

A review of commercialisation mechanisms for carbon dioxide removal by Hickey, C, Fankhauser, S, Smith, SM, Allen, M

“…While not primarily motivated by CDR, mechanisms tend to support established afforestation and soil carbon sequestration methods. Mechanisms for geological CDR remain largely underdeveloped relative to the requirements of modelled net zero scenarios. …”

Green rebranding: regenerative agriculture, future-pasts, and the naturalisation of livestock by Cusworth, G, Lorimer, J, Brice, J, Garnett, T

“…Drawing on fieldwork in the UK, it first introduces two of the most prominent strands to this green rebranding of cattle: the naturalisation of ruminant methane emissions and the optimisation of soil carbon sequestration via the use of ruminant grazing animals. …”

Climate sensitivity of shrub growth across the tundra biome by Myers-Smith, IH, Elmendorf, SC, Beck, PSA, Wilmking, M, Hallinger, M, Blok, D, Tape, KD, Rayback, SA, Macias-Fauria, M, Forbes, BC, Speed, JDM, Boulanger-Lapointe, N, Rixen, C, Lévesque, E, Schmidt, NM, Baittinger, C, Trant, AJ, Hermanutz, L, Collier, LS, Dawes, MA, Lantz, TC, Weijers, S, Jørgensen, RH, Buchwal, A, Buras, A, Naito, AT, Ravolainen, V, Schaepman-Strub, G, Wheeler, JA, Wipf, S, Guay, KC, Hik, DS, Vellend, M

“…Across latitude, climate sensitivity of growth was greatest at the boundary between the Low and High Arctic, where permafrost is thawing4 and most of the global permafrost soil carbon pool is stored9. The observed variation in climate–shrub growth relationships should be incorporated into Earth system models to improve future projections of climate change impacts across the tundra biome.…”

The role of large wild animals in climate change mitigation and adaptation by Malhi, Y, Lander, T, le Roux, E, Stevens, N, Macias-Fauria, M, Wedding, L, Girardin, C, Kristensen, JÅ, Sandom, CJ, Evans, TD, Svenning, J-C, Canney, S

“…We find that large animals have the greatest potential to facilitate climate change mitigation at a global scale via three mechanisms: changes in fire regime, especially in previously low-flammability biomes with a new or intensifying fire regime, such as mesic grasslands or warm temperate woodlands; changes in terrestrial albedo, particularly where there is potential to shift from closed canopy to open canopy systems at higher latitudes; and increases in vegetation and soil carbon stocks, especially through a shift towards below-ground carbon pools in temperate, tropical and sub-tropical grassland ecosystems. …”

Ecosystem carbon storage across the grassland-forest transition in the high Andes of Manu National Park, Peru by Gibbon, A, Silman, M, Malhi, Y, Fisher, J, Meir, P, Zimmermann, M, Dargie, G, Farfan, W, Garcia, K

“…Uncertainties in the fate of the large soil carbon stocks under an afforestation scenario exist.…”