{"type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [{"id": "10.1016/j.agee.2015.10.017", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:15:27Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-11-10", "title": "Land Use Changes Affecting Soil Organic Carbon Storage Along A Mangrove Swamp Rice Chronosequence In The Cacheu And Oio Regions (Northern Guinea-Bissau)", "description": "Abstract   Guinea-Bissau has the largest area of mangrove swamp rice, an important cropping system that significantly contribute to the food security of the nation. Attempts to reclaim mangrove swamps for rice growing have shown the importance of a greater knowledge on the effects of land use change on soil properties and soil carbon storage. To address this problem, a study was undertaken within Cacheur and Oio regions in Northern Guinea-Bissau, along the following chronosequence: mangrove, rice and abandoned fields. Changes in C/N ratio, \u03b4 13 C and \u03b4 15 N values were used to study the dynamics of C 3  plant-derived and marine-derived carbon (C) in order to analyze the origin of soil organic matter (SOM) and estimate the impact of marine contribution to SOC. Isotopic signatures within the mangrove swamp rice soils suggested the inwelling of marine derived C. SOC stock was estimated in 0\u201310, 0\u201320, 0\u201340 and 0\u201380\u00a0cm soil layers using fixed soil depth (FD) and fixed soil mass (FM) approaches. The significantly highest values were found in mangrove soils and the lowest in the abandoned fields for both sites, while no significant differences were recorded for the topsoil (0\u201310\u00a0cm) between mangrove and rice fields. The results of this study revealed that conversion of mangrove to rice cropping has technical potential of SOC sequestration in the upper part of the soil (0\u201340\u00a0cm). On the other hand, the abandonment of the fields caused decreases in carbon storage along the whole soil depth. These findings may have important implications for national forest carbon monitoring systems and regional level reducing emission from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) strategies.", "keywords": ["Land-use change; Mangrove; Paddy soils; Soil carbon stock; Stable isotopes", "2. Zero hunger", "Soil carbon stock", "13. Climate action", "Land-use change", "Paddy soils", "15. Life on land", "Mangrove", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "Stable isotopes", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.10.017"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agriculture%2C%20Ecosystems%20%26amp%3B%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.agee.2015.10.017", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.agee.2015.10.017", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.agee.2015.10.017"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.still.2010.07.011", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:17:03Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-08-15", "title": "Impact Of Pasture, Agriculture And Crop-Livestock Systems On Soil C Stocks In Brazil", "description": "Abstract   Changes in land use can result in either sources or sinks of atmospheric carbon (C), depending on management practices. In Brazil, significant changes in land use result from the conversion of native vegetation to pasture and agriculture, conversion of pasture to agriculture and, more recently, the conversion of pasture and agriculture to integrated crop-livestock systems (ICL). The ICL system proposes a diversity of activities that include the strategic incorporation of pastures to agriculture so as to benefit both. In agricultural areas, for example, the implementation of ICL requires the production of quality forage for animals between crops as well as the production of straw to facilitate the sustainability of the no-tillage (NT) management system. The objective of this study was to evaluate the modifications in soil C stocks resulting from the main processes involved in the changes of land use in Amazonia and Cerrado biomes. For comparison purposes, areas under native vegetation, pastures, crop succession and ICL under different edapho-climatic conditions in Amazonia and Cerrado biomes were evaluated. This study demonstrated that the conversion of native vegetation to pasture can cause the soil to function either as a source or a sink of atmospheric CO2, depending on the land management applied. Non-degraded pasture under fertile soil showed a mean accumulation rate of 0.46\u00a0g\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0year\u22121. Carbon losses from pastures implemented in naturally low fertile soil ranged from 0.15 to 1.53\u00a0Mg\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0year\u22121, respectively, for non-degraded and degraded pasture. The conversion of native vegetation to agriculture in areas under the ICL system, even when cultivated under NT, resulted in C losses of 1.31 in six years and of 0.69\u00a0Mg\u00a0ha\u22121 in 21 years. The conversion of a non-degraded pasture to cropland (soybean/sorghum) released, in average, 1.44 Mg of C ha\u22121year\u22121to the atmosphere.  The ICL system in agricultural areas has shown evidences that it always functions as a sink of C with accumulation rates ranging from 0.82 to 2.58\u00a0Mg\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0year\u22121. The ICL produces soil C accumulation and, as a consequence, reduces atmospheric CO2 in areas formerly cultivated under crop succession. However, the magnitude of C accumulation in soil depends on factors such as the types of crops, the edapho-climatic conditions and the amount of time the area is under ICL.", "keywords": ["[SDV.SA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences", "550", "limiting water range", "01 natural sciences", "630", "atlantic forest", "Amazonia", "Crop-livestock systems", "Land use change", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "2. 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Climate action", "tillage", "systems", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2010.07.011"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20and%20Tillage%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.still.2010.07.011", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.still.2010.07.011", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.still.2010.07.011"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-09-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1051/forest:2005078", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:17:46Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2005-12-14", "title": "Carbon Stock Changes In A Peaty Gley Soil Profile After Afforestation With Sitka Spruce (Picea Sitchensis)", "description": "Open AccessChangement des stocks de carbone dans le profil des sols tourbeux \u00e0 gley apr\u00e8s boisement avec l'\u00e9pic\u00e9a de Sitka (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr). Les variations de stocks de carbone (Corg) dans la liti\u00e8re (OL), dans l'horizon organique (OH) et l'horizon min\u00e9ral (A) ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9tudi\u00e9es apr\u00e8s boisement et \u00e0 diff\u00e9rents stades apr\u00e8s coupe rase de la premi\u00e8re rotation, dans une chronos\u00e9quence foresti\u00e8re de l'Epic\u00e9a de Sitka (Picea sitchensis) sur des sols tourbeux \u00e0 gley en For\u00eat d'Hardwood (N.E. Angleterre). Les sites choisis \u00e9taient les suivants\u00a0: prairie naturelle, premi\u00e8re rotation \u00e2g\u00e9e de 40 ans, coupe rase depuis 18 mois, et 12, 20 et 30 ans de deuxi\u00e8me rotation. Une comparaison suppl\u00e9mentaire a \u00e9t\u00e9 faite dans trois peuplements \u00e2g\u00e9s de 40 ans entre des bandes de terre non plant\u00e9es et dans une for\u00eat adjacente. Les mesures de Corg ont \u00e9t\u00e9 men\u00e9es en utilisant deux m\u00e9thodes\u00a0: pertes de poids par ignition (L.O.I.) et combustion s\u00e8che par analyse du C/N. Les r\u00e9sultats des deux m\u00e9thodes \u00e9taient lin\u00e9airement li\u00e9s. Le boisement change \u00e0 la fois l'importance et la distribution des stocks de Corg des prairies naturelles. Les stocks totaux de Corg d\u00e9croissent pendant la premi\u00e8re rotation et s'accroissent pendant la seconde rotation vers des valeurs similaires \u00e0 celles trouv\u00e9es dans les prairies non plant\u00e9es. La distribution verticale de Corg change aussi avec proportionnellement plus de carbone stock\u00e9 dans la liti\u00e8re (OL) et dans l'horizon A et moins dans l'horizon organique apr\u00e8s le boisement et deux rotations.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "bulk density", "am\u00e9nagement forestier", "Sitka spruce", "forest management", "densit\u00e9 volumique", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "concentration en C", "01 natural sciences", "sol tourbeux \u00e0 gley", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "soil carbon stocks", "C concentration", "peaty gley soil<br>---<br>stocks de carbone dans le sol", "[SDV.SA.SF] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Silviculture", " forestry", "\u00e9pic\u00e9a de Sitka", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1051/forest:2005078"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Annals%20of%20Forest%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1051/forest:2005078", "name": "item", "description": "10.1051/forest:2005078", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1051/forest:2005078"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2005-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1093/jpe/rtac075", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:18:08Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-07-26", "title": "Effects of land use on soil microbial community structure and diversity in the Yellow River floodplain", "description": "Abstract                <p>Soil microorganisms and their diversity are important bioindicators of soil carbon and nutrient cycling. Land use type is a major determining factor that influences soil microbial community composition in floodplain ecosystems. However, how the structure and diversity of soil microbial communities respond to specific changes in land use, as well as the main drivers of these changes, are still unclear. This study was conducted in the Yellow River floodplain to examine the effects of land use type on soil microbial communities. Four land use types (shrubland, farmland, grassland and forest) were selected, wherein shrubland served as the baseline. We measured soil microbial structure and diversity using phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs). Land use type significantly affected total, bacterial and fungal PLFAs, and the gram-positive/negative bacterial PLFAs. Compared with shrubland, peanut farmland had higher total and bacterial PLFAs and forest had higher fungal PLFAs. Soil pH and phosphorus were the predominate drivers of microbial PLFAs, explaining 37% and 26% of the variability, respectively. Soil total nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen were the main factors increasing microbial community diversity. Peanut farmland had the highest soil carbon content, soil carbon stock, total PLFAs and microbial diversity, suggesting that farmland has great potential as a carbon sink. Our findings indicated that peanut farmland in the Yellow River floodplain is critical for maintaining soil microbial communities and soil carbon sequestration.</p", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "03 medical and health sciences", "0302 clinical medicine", "microbial community diversity", "Yellow River floodplain", "13. Climate action", "fungi", "15. Life on land", "bacteria", "6. Clean water", "soil carbon stock", "land use type"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtac075"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Plant%20Ecology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1093/jpe/rtac075", "name": "item", "description": "10.1093/jpe/rtac075", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1093/jpe/rtac075"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-07-26T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/1365-2664.13113", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:18:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-01-30", "title": "Crop traits drive soil carbon sequestration under organic farming", "description": "Abstract<p>    <p>Organic farming (OF) enhances top soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in croplands compared with conventional farming (CF), which can contribute to sequester C. As farming system differences in the amount of C inputs to soil (e.g. fertilization and crop residues) are not enough to explain such increase, shifts in crop residue traits important for soil C losses such as litter decomposition may also play a role.</p>    <p>To assess whether crop residue (leaf and root) traits determined SOC sequestration responses to OF, we coupled a global meta\uffe2\uff80\uff90analysis with field measurements across a European\uffe2\uff80\uff90wide network of sites. In the meta\uffe2\uff80\uff90analysis, we related crop species averages of leaf N, leaf\uffe2\uff80\uff90dry matter content, fine\uffe2\uff80\uff90root C and N, with SOC stocks and sequestration responses in OF vs. CF. Across six European sites, we measured the management\uffe2\uff80\uff90induced changes in SOC stocks and leaf litter traits after long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term ecological intensive (e.g. OF) vs. CF comparisons.</p>    <p>Our global meta\uffe2\uff80\uff90analysis showed that the positive OF\uffe2\uff80\uff90effects on soil respiration, SOC stocks, and SOC sequestration rates were significant even in organic farms with low manure application rates. Although fertilization intensity was the main driver of OF\uffe2\uff80\uff90effects on SOC, leaf and root N concentrations also played a significant role. Across the six European sites, changes towards higher leaf litter N in CF also promoted lower SOC stocks.</p>    <p>Our results highlight that crop species displaying traits indicative of resource\uffe2\uff80\uff90acquisitive strategies (e.g. high leaf and root N) increase the difference in SOC between OF and CF. Indeed, changes towards higher crop residue decomposability was related with decreased SOC stocks under CF across European sites.</p>   <p>Synthesis and applications. Our study emphasizes that, with management, changes in crop residue traits contribute to the positive effects of organic farming (OF) on soil carbon sequestration. These results provide a clear message to land managers: the choice of crop species, and more importantly their functional traits (e.g. leave and root nitrogen), should be considered in addition to management practices and climate, when evaluating the potential of OF for climate change mitigation.</p>  </p>", "keywords": ["SOC sequestration", "0301 basic medicine", "Organic farming", "Resource economics traits", "Soil Science", "Ecological intensification", "[SDV.SA.SDS]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Soil study", "Markvetenskap", "630", "Soil quality", "climate change mitigation", "Climate change mitigation", "03 medical and health sciences", "ecological intensification", "organic farming", "[SDE.ES] Environmental Sciences/Environment and Society", "Crop residue", "soil carbon stocks", "'Organics' in general", "[SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environment and Society", "[SDV.SA.SDS] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Soil study", "580", "2. Zero hunger", "leaf nitrogen", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "resource economics traits", "meta-analysis", "[SDE.BE] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology", "Meta-analysis", "crop residue", "13. Climate action", "crop traits", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology", "Leaf nitrogen", "Soil carbon stocks"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13113"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Applied%20Ecology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/1365-2664.13113", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/1365-2664.13113", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/1365-2664.13113"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-02-15T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02657.x", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:18:37Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2012-07-10", "title": "Variation In Soil Carbon Stocks And Their Determinants Across A Precipitation Gradient In West Africa", "description": "Abstract<p>We examine the influence of climate, soil properties and vegetation characteristics on soil organic carbon (SOC) along a transect of West African ecosystems sampled across a precipitation gradient on contrasting soil types stretching from Ghana (15\uffc2\uffb0N) to Mali (7\uffc2\uffb0N). Our findings derive from a total of 1108 soil cores sampled over 14 permanent plots. The observed pattern in SOC stocks reflects the very different climatic conditions and contrasting soil properties existing along the latitudinal transect. The combined effects of these factors strongly influence vegetation structure. SOC stocks in the first 2\uffc2\uffa0m of soil ranged from 20\uffc2\uffa0Mg\uffc2\uffa0C\uffc2\uffa0ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 for a Sahelian savanna in Mali to over 120\uffc2\uffa0Mg\uffc2\uffa0C\uffc2\uffa0ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 for a transitional forest in Ghana. The degree of interdependence between soil bulk density (SBD) and soil properties is highlighted by the strong negative relationships observed between SBD and SOC (r2\uffc2\uffa0&gt;\uffc2\uffa00.84). A simple predictive function capable of encompassing the effect of climate, soil properties and vegetation type on SOC stocks showed that available water and sand content taken together could explain 0.84 and 0.86 of the total variability in SOC stocks observed to 0.3 and 1.0\uffc2\uffa0m depth respectively. Used in combination with a suitable climatic parameter, sand content is a good predictor of SOC stored in highly weathered dry tropical ecosystems with arguably less confounding effects than provided by clay content. There was an increased contribution of resistant SOC to the total SOC pool for lower rainfall soils, this likely being the result of more frequent fire events in the grassier savannas of the more arid regions. This work provides new insights into the mechanisms determining the distribution of carbon storage in tropical soils and should contribute significantly to the development of robust predictive models of biogeochemical cycling and vegetation dynamics in tropical regions.</p>", "keywords": ["550", "Tropical ecosystems", "biotic controls", "West africa", "01 natural sciences", "forest soils", "land-use change", "Precipitation gradient", "Soil bulk density", "senegal", "cycle feedback", "Life Science", "Resistant organic carbon", "organic-matter", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/550", "savanna soils", "ddc:550", "Soil organic carbon", "sequestration", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "stabilization", "Earth sciences", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "texture", "Soil carbon stocks"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02657.x"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Global%20Change%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02657.x", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02657.x", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02657.x"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2012-03-02T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1590/s0100-06832009000600009", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:19:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-02-11", "title": "Carbon Content In Amazonian Oxisols After Forest Conversion To Pasture", "description": "<p>Soil plays an important role in the C cycle, and substitution of tropical forest by cultivated land affects C dynamic and stock. This study was developed in an area of expansion of human settlement in the Eastern Amazon, in Itupiranga, State of Par\uffc3\uffa1, to evaluate the effects of native forest conversion to Brachiaria brizantha pasture on C contents of a dystrophic Oxisol. Soil samples were collected in areas of native forest (NF), of 8 to 10 year old secondary forest (SF), 1 to 2 year old SF (P1-2), 5 to 7 year old SF (P5-7), and of 10 to 12 year old SF (P10-12), and from under pastures, in the layers 0-2, 2-5 and 5-10 cm, to evaluate C levels and stocks and carry out separation of OM based on particle size. After deforestation, soil density increased to a depth of 5 cm, with greater increase in older pastures. Variation in C levels was greatest in the top soil layer; C contents increased with increasing pasture age. In the layers 2-5 and 5-10 cm, C content proved to be stable for the types of plant cover evaluated. Highest C concentrations were found in the silt fraction; however, C contents were highest in the clay fraction, independent of the plant cover. An increase in C associated with the sand fraction in the form of little decomposed organic residues was observed in pastures, confirming greater sensitivity of this fraction to change in soil use.</p>", "keywords": ["estoque de carbono no solo", "550", "floresta amaz\u00f4nica", "particle-size fractions", "tropical soil", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Amazon rain forest", "fracionamento granulom\u00e9trico", "solo tropical", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "630", "soil carbon stock"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Silva da, M. L., /Desjardins, Thierry, /Sarrazin, Max, Melo de, V. S., Martins, P. F. D., Santos, E. R., Carvalho de, C. J. R.,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1590/s0100-06832009000600009"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Revista%20Brasileira%20de%20Ci%C3%AAncia%20do%20Solo", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1590/s0100-06832009000600009", "name": "item", "description": "10.1590/s0100-06832009000600009", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1590/s0100-06832009000600009"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2009-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5061/dryad.4qrfj6qg2", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:20:53Z", "type": "Dataset", "created": "2023-07-07", "title": "Depth-dependent effects of Ericoid Mycorrhizal shrubs on soil carbon and nitrogen pools are accentuated under Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Trees", "description": "unspecifiedWe worked in a 3,213-ha second-growth, mixed-hardwood forest in  Connecticut, USA (41\u00b057\u2019 N, 72\u00b007\u2019 W). We established 18 10-m radius  plots, each containing a pair of 1-m radius subplots (n =36), evenly  arrayed across three forest stands that contained areas of both high AM  and high EcM tree relative basal area as well as a patchy distribution of  the ErM shrub <em>Kalmia latifolia</em>.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0  \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Within each of the 18  plots, we established paired 1-m radius subplots with and without K.  latifolia in the understory ( \u201c+/- ErM subplot\u201d) within 2 m of the center  of the 10-m radius plot. In each 1-m radius subplot, we measured trees \u22651  cm diameter at breast height (DBH; 1.37 m). We also measured DBH of all  trees \u226520 cm DBH within 10 m and trees \u22655 cm DBH within 5 m of plot  center. We calculated the percentage of EcM tree basal area out of total  basal area, scaled to m2 ha-1. \u00a0  In June 2021, we collected and pooled two soil samples for each  of three depths within the 36 paired subplots (i.e. 18 +ErM and 18 -ErM  subplots). The three depths included: (1) the Oa horizon (depth varied  depending on the thickness of the horizon); (2) the top 10 cm of the A  horizon, beginning at the base of the Oa horizon; and (3) a second,  contiguous A horizon sample that reached a cumulative sampling depth of 30  cm, inclusive of the depth of the Oa horizon. For the organic layer, we  removed the litter layer (i.e. the Oi and Oe horizons) and collected and  pooled two 25 by 25-cm areas of the Oa horizon using a square template.  For the mineral layers, we collected two contiguous depth increments from  the A horizon within the footprint of the 25 by 25-cm areas using a  5.08-cm diameter hammer corer. In each instance, we recorded the exact  sampling depth. Two subplots did not have an Oa horizon, so we collected a  total of 106 samples (3 sites \u00d7 6 plots \u00d7 2 subplots \u00d7 3 depths \u2212 2 Oa  samples). Soils were stored at 4\u00b0C prior to their analysis.  \u00a0 To prepare the soil samples for  analysis, we weighed and homogenized each sample, air dried a  representative subsample of non-sieved soil, and passed the remaining  field-moist sample through a 4-mm sieve. Using the non-sieved subsample,  we estimated the mass and volume of roots and stones and calculated soil  bulk density values. For total soil organic matter (SOM) content, we  heated samples at 550\u00b0C for 12-h in a muffle furnace and calculated loss  on ignition. \u00a0 We used a  modified substrate-induced respiration method as an indicator of active  saprotrophic microbial biomass. Using autolyzed yeast extract solution as  a labile C substrate, we measured rates of CO2 efflux over a 4-h  incubation period with an Infra-Red Gas Analyzer and calculated the rate  of C-CO2 production per unit of equivalent soil dry mass. For  microbially-available C, we estimated potential CO2 production rates over  a 14-d incubation period. We measured CO2 efflux over 24-h periods at days  1, 5, 8, and 14 and integrated the four measurements to calculate  cumulative C-CO2 production. We estimated water holding capacity by  saturating each field-moist sample with water and allowing it to drain  freely for 2 h. To calculate the equivalent dry mass of field-moist  samples, we measured gravimetric water content by oven-drying the samples  to constant mass at 105\u00b0C. \u00a0  We separated the &gt;53 and &lt;53\u2009\u00b5m particle size  fractions to quantify particulate (POM) and mineral-associated soil  organic matter fractions. We passed air-dried samples through a 2-mm sieve  and then dispersed soil aggregates by shaking ~30 g of the sieved,  air-dried sample with 30\u2009mL of sodium hexametaphosphate (NaHMP) solution  for 18 h. We rinsed each sample over a 53-\u00b5m sieve with deionized water  until the water passing through the sieve ran clear. We oven-dried the  &gt;53-\u00b5m fraction retained on the top of the sieve and a  representative subsample of the &lt;53-\u00b5m fraction suspended in  solution at 70\u00b0C. To estimate the mass of the &lt;53-\u00b5m fraction, we  calculated the difference between the initial soil mass (105\u00b0C equivalent)  and the recovered mass of the &gt;53-\u00b5m fraction (105\u00b0C equivalent).  To convert air-dried soil mass to oven-dried mass we dried a subsample of  each air-dried sample at 105\u00b0C. Fractions were ground to a fine powder and  analyzed for total carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) concentrations using a  Costech ESC 4010 Elemental Analyzer. \u00a0  We used an equivalent soil mass approach to calculate soil C,  N, SOM, microbial biomass, and microbially-available C stocks in three  equivalent soil mass layers as well as the sum of the three layers to  estimate cumulative stocks at the subplot level. Following this approach,  we report stocks to a standard soil mass and therefore allow the depth of  the equivalent soil mass layers to vary depending on soil bulk density. To  calculate equivalent soil mass stocks, we added or subtracted elemental  stocks of the deeper soil layer to the upper soil layer in 1-mm increments  until the soil mass from the upper layer is closest to that of the target  soil mass. We chose reference soil masses using the median or target field  sampling depth and the mean bulk density value for each of the three depth  increments to make them roughly equivalent to the sampled depths. Based on  this method, the organic layer had an equivalent mass of ~2.5 kg soil m-2  (median Oa depth = 2.5 cm; mean Oa bulk density = 0.10 g cm-3), the  surface mineral layer had an equivalent mass of ~37 kg soil m-2 (target  sampling depth = 10 cm; mean bulk density = 0.37 g cm-3), and the  subsurface mineral layer had an equivalent mass of ~126 kg soil m-2 (the  target sampling depth was 17.5 cm for a sample with a 2.5 cm Oa depth;  mean bulk density = 0.72 g cm-3). The cumulative equivalent soil mass for  the subplot-level stocks was the sum of the three layers, or ~166 kg soil  m-2.", "keywords": ["equivalent soil mass", "ericoid mycorrhizal fungi", "13. Climate action", "ectomycorrhizal fungi", "Particulate organic matter", "FOS: Biological sciences", "soil nitrogen", "Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi", "Mineral-associated organic matter", "soil carbon stocks", "15. 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Yet, there is  little understanding of soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration processes  during tropical forest succession, particularly after land abandonment  from agriculture practices. Here we used vegetation and environmental data  from two large-scale surveys covering a total landscape area of 20,000 ha  in Southeast Asia to investigate the effects of plant species diversity,  functional trait diversity, phylogenetic diversity, aboveground biomass,  and environmental factors on SOC sequestration during forest succession.  We found that functional trait diversity plays an important role in  determining SOC sequestration across successional trajectories. Increases  in SOC carbon storage were associated with indirect positive effects of  species diversity and succession age via functional trait diversity, but  phylogenetic diversity and aboveground biomass showed no significant  relationship with SOC stock. Furthermore, the effects of soil properties  and functional trait diversity on SOC carbon storage shift across  elevation. Synthesis: Our results suggest that reforestation and  restoration management practices that implement a trait-based approach by  combining long-lived and short-lived species (conservative and acquisitive  traits) to increase plant functional diversity could enhance SOC  sequestration for climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts, as  well as accelerate recovery of healthy soils.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "tropical forest", "FOS: Agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "15. Life on land", "forest soil", "functional diversity", "plant diversity", "swidden agriculture", "soil organic carbon", "13. 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While some estimates of PyC contributions to soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in savanna exist, factors driving its accumulation in soils remain largely unknown due to a lack of measurements with consistent methods in the literature. To address this knowledge gap, we sampled 253 sites at a regional scale across tropical savannas in Kruger National Park, South Africa, covering broad gradients in fire regimes, grass biomass, rainfall, and soil texture. We demonstrate that across these savannas, pyrogenic carbon contributes, on average, 14.08% (se = 0.36%, n = 253) of total SOC storage in surface soils but can reach as high as 40%. While fire frequency and grass biomass affect soil PyC stock, savannas with higher soil clay content and lower rainfall \u2013 conditions that favor PyC preservation \u2013 tend to accumulate more PyC in the soil. These results underscore the significant contribution of PyC to SOC storage in tropical savannas and highlight the environmental factors associated with its accumulation across regional scales, providing an empirical basis for understanding fire\u2019s role in the tropical savanna carbon cycle.", "keywords": ["savanna", "pyrogenic carbon", "soil carbon stock"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Zhou, Yong", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15203559"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.15203559", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.15203559", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.15203559"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-04-12T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.15936377", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "unspecified", "updated": "2026-05-24T16:22:27Z", "type": "Dataset", "title": "Pyrogenic carbon contribution to tropical savanna soil carbon storage", "description": "Savannas are fire-prone ecosystems that contribute substantially to global burned area and fire emissions, but these emissions may be offset by the deposition of fire-derived, persistent pyrogenic carbon (PyC) in soils. While some estimates of PyC contributions to soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in savanna exist, factors driving its accumulation in soils remain largely unknown due to a lack of measurements with consistent methods in the literature. To address this knowledge gap, we sampled 253 sites at a regional scale across tropical savannas in Kruger National Park, South Africa, covering broad gradients in fire regimes, grass biomass, rainfall, and soil texture. We demonstrate that across these savannas, pyrogenic carbon contributes, on average, 14.08% (se = 0.36%, n = 253) of total SOC storage in surface soils but can reach as high as 40%. While fire frequency and grass biomass affect soil PyC stock, savannas with higher soil clay content and lower rainfall \u2013 conditions that favor PyC preservation \u2013 tend to accumulate more PyC in the soil. These results underscore the significant contribution of PyC to SOC storage in tropical savannas and highlight the environmental factors associated with its accumulation across regional scales, providing an empirical basis for understanding fire\u2019s role in the tropical savanna carbon cycle.", "keywords": ["savanna", "pyrogenic carbon", "soil carbon stock"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Zhou, Yong", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15936377"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.15936377", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.15936377", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.15936377"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-04-12T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.6397568", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:22:44Z", "type": "Dataset", "title": "Maps of soil organic carbon stocks in Brazil", "description": "Open AccessThis database was created by Gustavo Vieira Veloso and Lucas Carvalho Gomes 04/06/2022. <br> Contact: gustavo.v.veloso@gmail.com and lucascarvalhogomes15@hotmail.com Maps of soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in Brazil of the article: 'Modeling and mapping soil organic carbon stocks in Brazil' (doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.01.007) The dataset is composed of five folders of SOC stocks maps at the standard depths (0\u20135, 5\u201315, 15\u201330, 30\u201360, and 60\u2013100 cm). The maps are in Geotif format (EPSG 102015) with a spatial resolution of approximately 1 km and include the mean SOC stocks, standard deviation (SD), coefficient of variation (CV), 0.05 and 0.95 quantiles. The maps are free to use and please cite also the article:<br> Gomes, L.C., Faria, R.M., de Souza, E., Veloso, G.V., Schaefer, C.E.G., &amp; Fernandes Filho, E.I. (2019). Modeling and mapping soil organic carbon stocks in Brazil. Geoderma, 340, 337-350.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Random Forests", "Spatial prediction", "Soil carbon stock", "Machine learning", "15. Life on land"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6397568"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.6397568", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.6397568", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.6397568"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.6566752", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:22:45Z", "type": "Dataset", "title": "Soil carbon stock, litter decomposition, and weather data from Ethiopian forests", "description": "Open Access<strong>Introduction</strong> 100 sampling units (SU) were selected from the total of 631 SUs of the Forest Reference Level submission 2017 (FRL 2017). The sampling was designed unbiased for total growing stock per SU, altitude,and mean litter depth per SU. The actual field sampling succeeded on 98 of the pre-selected SUs due to accessibility restrictions. <strong>Soil profile sampling</strong> Soil sampling was performed from November 2017 till mid-January 2018. Samples were taken from undisturbed soil from depths of 0-10 cm, 10-20 cm, and 20-30 cm below the organic layer. Volumetric samples of 107.5 cm<sup>3</sup> were taken vertically, using a 10 cm long conically shaped corer with a cutting lower edge diameter of 37 mm and upper diameter of 40 mm. Composite samples were formed by combining the volumetric samples taken from different depths of two parallel soil profiles. The samples were transported to EEFRI Soil Laboratory in Addis Ababa after 1-4 weeks of sampling at distant locations. <strong>Soil physical characteristics</strong> The soil samples were air-dried, homogenized, and subjected to oven-drying at 105\u00b0C until constant mass. Total bulk density was determined using the total dry mass and volume of the composite samples. Organic carbon content (C % by wet oxidation method), and soil physical characteristics: moisture content, bulk density of the total sample, and bulk density of fine fraction (particles passing the 2 mm sieve). The mass of the coarse fraction was weighed. The soil fine fraction was also subjected to laser diffraction for more accurate particle size analysis for proportions of clay, silt, and sand. In addition to this 28 samples were also analyzed for C content in the laboratory of Natural Resources Institute Finland to determine C content by LECO CHN analyzer. This was done to calibrate the bulk of wet digestion-based estimates (Fig. 1). Before analysis, the soils were tested for the presence of inorganic C. For Figure 1. See Soil_C_Ethiopia.pdf <strong>Figure 1</strong>. Comparison of results from wet oxidation (Walkley-Black) and dry oxidation (CHN analyzer). The dotted line shows the theoretical 1:1 match between the axis, the solid line shows linear regression (intercept = 0) between the methods. The estimated slope value of 1.165 was used in adjusting the wet digestion results to match those obtained by dry oxidation: OC<sub>adj</sub> = 1.165 * OC<sub>wet</sub>. Based on a linear regression between the wet and dry oxidation analysis results, a correction factor of 1.165 was applied to adjust the organic C% obtained by wet digestion. The adjusted data are shown in the file \u201cSOC_Ethiopia_2017-2018.csv\u201d. SOC stocks were calculated by multiplying the proportion of organic C with BD of fine earth, after which the result was corrected for stoniness, a visually estimated proportion of large stones (S, value from 0 to 1) in the soil profile that could not be included in the volumetric soil samples (FAO VS-FAST).  (SOCstock = C_{org} * BD_{fe} * (1-S) ) <strong>Soil organic carbon stock data</strong> <strong>Files: \u201cSOC_Ethiopia_2017-2018.csv\u201d and \u201cSOC_Ethiopia_2017-2018.xlsx\u201d</strong> The file includes soil characteristics from layers of 0-10 cm, 10-20 cm, and 20-30 cm below the loose organic layer on top of the soil. The data are used for SOC stock estimation in the respective layers as described above. In the .csv file individual columns are for <strong>LAT</strong> is the latitude of the sampling site corresponding to <strong>FieldCode</strong> and <strong>SU_nr</strong> <strong>LON</strong> is the longitude of the sampling site corresponding to <strong>FieldCode</strong> and <strong>SU_nr</strong> The coordinates are expressed as decimal degrees of the WGS84 system <strong>FieldCode </strong>refers to the Region and Sampling Unit number of the Ethiopian NFI (see below) <strong>SU_nr </strong>is the Sampling Unit number of the Ethiopian NFI <strong>Region </strong>is the name of the administrative region where the sample was taken <strong>Biome </strong>is the name of the forest biome type where the sample was collected <strong>BiomeSimplified </strong>is the name of a biome with some close types combined <strong>DepthRange </strong>is the upper and lower limit of the soil sample in the field, cm <strong>StoninessVFAST </strong>is a percentage of stones (VS-FAST by FAO) in the ca. 40 cm deep soil profile exposed during the sampling <strong>FreshMassInField </strong>is the mass of the total composite soil sample of the given layer, g, primarily indicative of checking the correct number of subsamples in composite <strong>NrComposites </strong>is the number of subsamples included in the composite for each soil layer <strong>CorerVolume </strong>is a constant of 107.5 cm<sup>3</sup> because only one type of corer was used for undisturbed, volumetric sampling <strong>CompositeVolume </strong>is the volume of the composite sample for each soil depth layer <strong>CoarseFractionMass </strong>is the dry mass, g of soil particles &gt; 2mm that did not pass the sieve, but were included in the sample volume <strong>FE_DryMass </strong>is oven-dry mass, g of the fine fraction that passed the 2 mm sieve. <strong>BDtot </strong>is total bulk density, g m<sup>-3</sup>, calculated for the composite sample <strong>BDfe </strong>is the bulk density of the fine earth fraction, g m<sup>-3</sup> <strong>OC_adj</strong> is organic carbon (OC) content (%) in the composite sample, adjusted according to the comparison between dry and wet oxidation methods (Fig. 1) <strong>SOCfe </strong>is SOC stock calculated for soil fine earth fraction, t ha<sup>-1</sup> in the 10 cm deep soil layer <strong>SOCfe_stoniness</strong> is SOC stock of the fine earth fraction, t ha<sup>-1</sup> in the 10 cm deep soil layer, adjusted for stoniness. The correction assumes that the volume occupied by larger stones would be void of OC. <strong>Litter stock data</strong> <strong>File: \u201cLitter_Ethiopia_2017-2018.csv\u201d</strong> The file includes measurements of litter layer on Ethiopian NFI Sampling Unit (SU) sites where sampling for SOC stock determination was done. The depth of the litter layer was measured in the SU\u2019s of the NFI, and this data contains in addition to depth also a volumetric sample of the litter layer. The dry bulk density was used to calculate the carbon stocks in the litter pool. The depth of the litter layer was measured in the field. Litter from the respective spot was sampled quantitatively from a frame of 0.01m<sup>2</sup> of area for litter dry mass estimate. The organic C stock in a litter (L) was calculated as,  (L = {M over z} * {C_{om} over A},  ) where <em>M</em> = Dry mass of the litter sample, g <em>z</em> = Depth of the litter layer in the field, m <em>C<sub>om</sub></em> = Conversion factor from dry organic matter to carbon (C), 0.5 <em>A</em> = area of quantitative collection of litter (0.01 m<sup>2</sup>) In the .csv file individual columns are for <strong>LAT, LON</strong> is the GPS coordinates (decimal degrees of WGS84) for the Sampling Units (<strong>SU_ID</strong>) <strong>SU_ID</strong> is the Sampling Unit identification number of the Ethiopian NFI <strong>FieldCode </strong>refers to the Region and Sampling Unit number of the Ethiopian NFI (see below) <strong>Region </strong>is the name of the administrative region where the sample was taken <strong>Litter_dry</strong> is the dry mass, g of the litter sample <strong>Area_m2</strong> is the area, m<sup>2</sup> of litter sampling <strong>MeanLitterDepth </strong>is the mean depth of the litter layer at the sampling area <strong>CDensityLitter </strong>is the dry bulk density of the litter, g m<sup>-2</sup> multiplied by the assumed organic C proportion of the oven-dry litter materials (0.50) <strong>LitterCStock_tha</strong> is the litter stock, t ha<sup>-1</sup> calculated from the C density of the litter layer <strong>Litter bag data (decomposition and quality)</strong> The leaves and twigs were sampled from 2 species (Juniperus and Podocarpus) and 3 locations of the elevation gradient in the Chilimo forest (Table 1). The forest was considered an old-growth with <em>Juniperus procera</em> and <em>Podocarpus falcatus</em>being the main species forming the tree canopy. The sites form an elevation gradient (Table 1). Table 1. Geographical locations of the study sites in the Chilimo forest. id Latitude (deg.) Longitude (deg.) Elevation (m a.s.l) 1 9.0672 38.1443 2500 2 9.0712 38.1556 2670 3 9.0869 38.1684 2800 The dying and dead leaves were sampled directly from the trees later referred to as \u201cfresh\u201d and from the branches found on the ground, referred to as \u201cold\u201d. The old leaves were assumed to be dead for around 3 months. The diameter of the branches/twigs was less than 1 cm in diameter. The samples were first sorted and air-dried in an elevated temperature of the greenhouse and thereafter oven-dried in the oven overnight at 45 \u00b0C. The samples were analyzed for acid, water, ethanol dissolved,and undissolved fractions (AWEN) (Table 2) and for the decomposition rates of the litter installed into the litter bags corresponding to each of the Chilimo sites. Table 2. Acid, water, ethanol (A, W, E, respectively) dissolved and undissolved fractions (N) from the litter components of the dominant tree species in the Chilimo forest. Litter type Species A W E N leaves fresh <em>Juniperus </em> 0.45 0.13 0.1 0.33 leaves fresh <em>Podocarpus </em> 0.42 0.28 0.05 0.25 leaves old <em>Juniperus </em> 0.44 0.07 0.08 0.41 leaves old <em>Podocarpus </em> 0.44 0.09 0.05 0.42 twigs <em>Juniperus </em> 0.61 0.04 0.02 0.32 twigs <em>Podocarpus </em> 0.56 0.15 0.02 0.27 A sufficient amount of litter was placed into the litter bags (polyurethane mesh 1 mm) and the mesh bags were installed on top of the soil surface under the forest canopy (later referred to as \u201ccanopy\u201d) and in the forest gap caused by harvesting (later referred as \u201copen\u201d). The installation of the litter bags (for each species 3 replicates of each litter type for each site and canopy type for the 3 periods, in total 12 litter bags for leaves and 6 bags for twigs) was done on 22.9.2017. The mesh bags were left on the ground, protected from grazing by the fence, and retrieved subsequently on 12.10.2017, 31.10.2017, and 12.12.2017. Despite the efforts took few samples were lost. The retrieved samples were oven-dried and initial mass and mass loss data for each period and litter type with a detailed description of the variables can be found in the file \u201clitter.chilimo_07.02.22.xlsx\u201d. <strong>Soil temperature data</strong> During the period from 22.9.2017 to 12.12.2017, we monitored the soil temperature at 5 cm depth under the canopy and in the open canopy on all Chilimo sites continuously every 4 hours intervals with the Maxim iButton temperature loggers. However, some sensors were lost. Daily means and their standard deviation of the continuous temperatures can be found in the file \u201csoil.temp.chilimo_07.02.22.xlsx\u201d. <strong>Processed weather data</strong> The air temperature and precipitation data for 98 sampling units corresponding to soil carbon data originated from 73 weather stations located across Ethiopia and were obtained from Ethiopian Meteorological Agency (http://www.ethiomet.gov.et/). Sampling units were joined with weather data by the closest proximity to their corresponding weather stations. Precipitation was unaltered. The air temperature required correction by elevation is described in more detail in Lehtonen et al. (2020). The monthly values of air temperature and precipitation with an accompanied readme description of the variables can be found for 98 sampling units in the file \u201csampling.units98_meteo_07.02.22.xlsx\u201d and the Chilimo study sites in the file \u201cmonthly.weather.chilimo_07.02.22.xlsx\u201d. The monthly values in the file 'sampling.units98_meteo_07.02.22.xlsx' correspond to long-term average over the period from 1986 to 2017. <strong>References:</strong> Lehtonen, A., \u0164upek, B., Nieminen, T.M., Bal\u00e1zs, A., Anjulo, A., Teshome, M., Tiruneh, Y. and Alm, J., 2020. Soil carbon stocks in Ethiopian forests and estimations of their future development under different forest use scenarios. <em>Land Degradation &amp; Development</em>, <em>31</em>(18), pp.2763-2774. FRL 2017. https://redd.unfccc.int/files/ethiopia_frel_3.2_final_modified_submission.pdf", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "REDD", " soil carbon stock", " litter bag studies", " Ethiopia", "15. Life on land", "6. 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