Review on the techniques and requirements for monitoring stock changes of soil organic carbon

• Unité de recherche: OFEV
• Numéro de projet: ExSt.2023.1535

Mots-clé (Allemand)

Boden, Studien

Mots-clé (Anglais)

Soil, Studies

Mots-clé (Français)

Sols, Études

Mots-clé (Italien)

Suolo, Studi

Description succincte (Anglais)

Soil organic matter (SOM) is the organic component of soil, providing numerous benefits to the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil and the soil’s capacity to support regulatory ecosystem services. SOM is often expressed as soil organic carbon (SOC) and more informally as humus. SOM is most often calculated from the measured SOC (see chapter 2.3). SOM contains other elements in addition to carbon and is important for soil functions and soil quality, as it provides stability and structure to soils and thus builds the adaptive capacity of a soil towards environmental stressors and climate change related hazards and is closely linked to the human civilisation (Lal, 2007; Montgomery, 2012).

Documents annexés

• Review on the techniques and requirements for monitoring stock changes of soil organic carbon [PDF] 1'843 kB

Mandataire (Anglais)

Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, Frick

Budget imputé (Anglais)

BAFU

Bases légales (Anglais)

Art. 57 Abs. 1 RVOG | Art. 57 al. 1 LOGA. | Art. 57 cpv. 1 LOGA

Droits d'auteur (Anglais)

Copyright, Bundesbehörden der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft | Droits d'auteur: autorités de la Confédération suisse | Diritti d'autore: autorità della Confederazione Svizzera | Dretgs d'autur: autoritads da la Confederaziun svizra | Copyright, Swiss federal authorities

Renseignements (Anglais)

BAFU, Abteilung Boden und Biotechnologie, 3003 Bern