RSTCB
The Role of Soils in the Terrestrial Carbon Balance (RSTCB)Completed
Type of Structure: | program |
Regional Scope: | continental in the area: Europe |
Parent Organisations: | esf |
Child Organisations: | |
Duration : | 2002 to 2007 COMPLETED |
Contact Address: | no office contact defined |
General information and objectives
- To develop a new generation of models describing soil carbon dynamics.
- To investigate the effects of perturbation on soil carbon balance and the potential for mitigation of carbon missions.
Carbon stored in soils represents the largest terrestrial carbon pool. Knowledge of the dynamics of this pool is essential if we are to understand the terrestrial carbon balance as a whole. Without this knowledge we will be severely lacking in our understanding of the global carbon cycle, and we can have little hope of predicting what will be the impacts of climate change. This Programme therefore aims to bring together soil carbon researchers to create a whole-Europe perspective on the role of soils in the terrestrial carbon balance.
Last update: 5/8/22
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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