Pascal Boivin
Prof. Pascal BoivinProfessor of Soil Science
Laboratoire Sols et Substrats
hepia
HES-SO-Geneva
Route de Presinge 150
CH-1254 Jussy
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0) 22 546 68 17
Fax: +41 (0) 22 546 68 14
URL Institution: www.hesge.ch/hepia
Personal URL: link
Expertise of Pascal Boivin:
Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
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Scope | Process Studies |
Impact of Change | |
Vulnerability to Change | |
Topic Pedosphere | Soil Degradation / Erosion / Desertification |
Topic Integrated Systems | Carbon Cycle |
Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery |
Topic Technology | Technical Environmental Protection |
Topic Politics/Law | Mitigation / Prevention / Emission Reductions |
Adaptation | |
Spatial Zones | Urban |
Rural | |
Spatial Scale | Continental |
Regional | |
National / Cultural | |
Local / Community | |
Time Frame | Recent / Today |
Future | |
Statistical Focus | Mean Change / Trends |
Variability | |
Time Scale | Seasonal / Annual |
Decadal / Centennial | |
Methods | Data Collection - Measurement |
Data Analysis | |
Modeling | |
Policy Analysis and Formation | |
Applied Research / Technology |
Specialties of Pascal Boivin:
Loop Interactions between organic carbon dynamic and soil physical properties
The soil organic carbon (SOC) content may increase or decrease with agricultural practices. This is susceptible of mitigating a large part of the CO2 release in the coming decades, accoridng to optimistic scenarii (no-till practices). However, the temperature increase will decrease the SOC content, thus releasing CO2 to the atmosphere. A change in SOC content changes the soil physical properties, and this has a feed-back effect on the later SOCdynamic. This feedback is not accounted for in climate change models. We provide the basic knowledge for that.We provide new methods for soil structure assessment in connection with Organic Carbon content. We develop methods to increase soil organic carbon content in cropped soils.
Last update: 8/4/21
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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