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- Title: Organic Matter, Carbon and Humic Acids in Rehabilitated and Secondary Forest Soils (Report)
- Author : American Journal of Applied Sciences
- Release Date : January 01, 2009
- Genre: Engineering,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 190 KB
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INTRODUCTION Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) pool contains an estimated 1500 Gt C or 80% of the total terrestrial C store. Moreover, it is the largest near-surface C stores on the earth (1). Due to the enormous amount of C stored in Soil Organic Matter (SOM), it plays an essential role in the global C balance and affects global warming. Moreover, this dynamic nature of soil component exerts a dominant influence on many soil physical, chemical and biological properties. Tropical and subtropical forest soils account for around 30% of the total global SOM, but SOC storage capacity has been dramatically reduced to around 212 Mt C [year.sup.-1] by ongoing deforestation (2).