@article{e8153727a9174810a5c3bb8322b95b24,
title = "Networking our science to characterize the state, vulnerabilities, and management opportunities of soil organic matter",
abstract = "Soil organic matter (SOM) supports the Earth's ability to sustain terrestrial ecosystems, provide food and fiber, and retains the largest pool of actively cycling carbon. Over 75% of the soil organic carbon (SOC) in the top meter of soil is directly affected by human land use. Large land areas have lost SOC as a result of land use practices, yet there are compensatory opportunities to enhance productivity and SOC storage in degraded lands through improved management practices. Large areas with and without intentional management are also being subjected to rapid changes in climate, making many SOC stocks vulnerable to losses by decomposition or disturbance. In order to quantify potential SOC losses or sequestration at field, regional, and global scales, measurements for detecting changes in SOC are needed. Such measurements and soil-management best practices should be based on well established and emerging scientific understanding of processes of C stabilization and destabilization over various timescales, soil types, and spatial scales. As newly engaged members of the International Soil Carbon Network, we have identified gaps in data, modeling, and communication that underscore the need for an open, shared network to frame and guide the study of SOM and SOC and their management for sustained production and climate regulation.",
keywords = "C cycling, C sequestration, agricultural practices, global CO, network, soil, soil carbon, soil management",
author = "Harden, {Jennifer W.} and Gustaf Hugelius and Anders Ahlstr{\"o}m and Blankinship, {Joseph C.} and Ben Bond-Lamberty and Lawrence, {Corey R.} and Julie Loisel and Avni Malhotra and Jackson, {Robert B.} and Stephen Ogle and Claire Phillips and Rebecca Ryals and Katherine Todd-Brown and Rodrigo Vargas and Vergara, {Sintana E.} and Cotrufo, {M. Francesca} and Marco Keiluweit and Heckman, {Katherine A.} and Crow, {Susan E.} and Silver, {Whendee L.} and Marcia DeLonge and Nave, {Lucas E.}",
note = "Funding Information: This article resulted from a weeklong workshop funded by Stanford University Earth System Science held in February 2017 by the first 15 authors (listed alphabetically after the two lead authors) and from additional participation by the remaining authors. We thank attendees of the ISCN all-hands meeting December 11, 2016 held in San Francisco; Ankur Desai, and Marjorie Schulz, and members of the John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis Working Group “What lies below? Improving quantification and prediction of soil carbon storage, stability, and susceptibility to disturbance,” for their supportive and constructive ideas; and USDA Forest Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bolin Climate Research Center at Stockholm University for support. G.H. was supported by the Swedish Research Council (E0641701) and the EU JPI-Climate consortium COUP. BBL was supported by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy as part of the Terrestrial Ecosystem Sciences Program. KTB was supported by the Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship program at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Funding Information: Swedish Research Council, Grant/Award Number: E0641701; EU JPI-Climate consortium COUP; U.S. Department of Energy; Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 The Authors. Global Change Biology Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd",
year = "2018",
month = feb,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1111/gcb.13896",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "24",
pages = "e705--e718",
journal = "Global Change Biology",
issn = "1354-1013",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "2",
}