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    Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration in Terrestrial Biomes of the United States (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Soil science. ; Forestry. ; Environmental management. ; Bioclimatology. ; Agriculture. ; Soil Science. ; Forestry. ; Environmental Management. ; Climate Change Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Terrestrial Land Area -- 1.2. Principal Biomes of the U.S.A. -- 1.3. Changes in the Terrestrial Biosphere by Human Activities -- 2. Soil Organic Carbon Stocks -- 3. Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration -- 4. Soil Inorganic Carbon Stocks in Different Terrestrial Biomes -- 5. Conclusions -- 6. The Way Forward -- 7. Appendices.
    Abstract: Terrestrial biomes have soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks determined by natural (e.g., vegetation cover, soil type, climate) and anthropogenic (e.g., soil and land-use management) factors. Thus, biome type is among the main control of SOC stocks. Historically, many terrestrial biomes in the United States of America (U.S.A.) had higher SOC stocks than the same regions store today, and this discrepancy has contributed to increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations and soil degradation. However, losses of SOC stocks must be reduced and/or stocks increased by SOC sequestration as net increases in SOC stocks contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation by storing atmospheric CO2 in protected and stabilized fractions for millennia. Increases in SOC stocks will also contribute to improved soil fertility and soil health. Therefore, the aim of this book is to collate, review and synthesize information on how SOC stocks differ among major terrestrial biomes of the U.S.A. Information on soil inorganic carbon (SIC) stocks for different terrestrial biomes of the U.S.A. will also be presented. The book deliberates options for increasing SOC stocks and enhancing SOC sequestration in terrestrial biomes by soil and land-use management practices. It concludes with an overview of terrestrial biomes of the U.S.A. where targeted soil and land-use management practices may result in the greatest increases in SOC stocks and enhancements in SOC sequestration.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 201 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030951931
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95193-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-95193-1
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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    Soil Conservation and Management (2023)
    Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Soil science. ; Sedimentology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Soil Science. ; Sedimentology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Soil And Water Management -- Chapter 2: Water Erosion -- Chapter 3: Modeling Water Erosion -- Chapter 4: Wind Erosion -- Chapter 5: Wind Erosion Modeling -- Chapter 6: Tillage Erosion -- Chapter 7: Tillage Systems -- Chapter 8: Cropping Systems -- Chapter 9: Crop Residue Management -- Chapter 10: Cover Crops -- Chapter 11: Perennial Plants And Soil Management -- Chapter 12: Soil Amendments -- Chapter 13: Mechanical Structures And Engineering Techniques -- Chapter 14: Restoration And Management Of Degraded Soils -- Chapter 15: Soil Fertility Management -- Chapter 16: Nutrient Erosion And Hypoxia Of Aquatic Ecosystems -- Chapter 17: Soil Water Management -- Chapter 18: Management Of Grazing Lands -- Chapter 19: Soil Management And Carbon Dynamics -- Chapter 20: One Health -- Chapter 21: Soil Resilience -- Chapter 22: Food, Water, And Climate -- Chapter 23: The Way Forward.
    Abstract: This updated and expanded second edition textbook, describes all main aspects of soil management, to address the serious problems of soil erosion and the attendant environmental pollution. The global high demands for food, fiber, feed, and fuel put a constant strain on the environment, which can only be mitigated by soil conservation. This edition incorporates new concepts and provides an up-to-date review of soil management principles and practices. The authors also added new chapters on cover crops, crop residues, soil water management, nutrient management, perennials in crop rotations and organic amendments. All practices have a clear perspective on addressing soil erosion, physical and chemical problems, carbon dynamics and sequestration as well as non-point source pollution. The restorative nature of many practices, also consider water conservation as a main pillar of sustaining a healthy soil. This textbook is valuable for students and professionals in soil science, agronomy, agricultural engineering, hydrology, and management of natural resources.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 611 p. 181 illus., 95 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 2nd ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031303418
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30341-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-30341-8
    DDC: 630
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    Organic Agriculture and Climate Change (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environment. ; Physical geography. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences.
    Abstract: This book will collate, review and synthesize information on how Organic Agriculture (OA) practices affect and are affected by climate change, in comparison to the more widely used conventional agricultural practices. Pros and cons of OA practices will be discussed separately for croplands, pasture lands, mixed livestock cropping systems, vegetable fields, fruit and tree orchards, and vineyards. The book concludes with an overview on how conventional and OA practices can be prudently and discriminately combined to identify and adopt climate-resilient agro-ecosystems under site-specific conditions.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 232 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031172151
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17215-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17215-1
    DDC: 630
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    Climate Impacts on Agricultural and Natural Resource Sustainability in Africa (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: PartI: Introduction -- Chapter1: Agricultural and Natural Resource Sustainability under changing climate in Africa -- PartII: Conservation Agriculture, carbon sequestration and soil and water management -- Chapter2: The Prospects for Conservation Agriculture in Ethiopia -- Chapter3: Land Use Changes and Sustainable Land Management Practices for Soil Carbon Sequestration in Sub-Saharan African Agro-Ecosystems -- Chapter4: Gendered adaptation and coping mechanisms to climate variability in Eastern Uganda rice farming systems -- Chapter5: Integrated soil fertility management based on pigeon pea and cowpea cropping systems influences nitrogen use efficiency, yields and quality of subsequent maize on Alfisols in central Malawi -- Chapter6: A Hydrological Assessment of Wetlands in Lilongwe Peri-Urban Areas: A Case of Njewa, Catchment, Lilongwe Malawi -- PartIII: Sustainable crop/livestock/aquaculture/fish production -- Chapter7: Productivity and chemical composition of maize stover and rice straw under smallholder farming systems intensification in Tanzania -- Chapter8: INTENSIFICATION OF SORGHUM AND PEARL MILLET PRODUCTION IN THE SAHEL-SUDANIAN CLIMATIC ZONES OF MALI -- Chapter9: Impact of climate variability on the use and exposure of pesticides in sugarcane production in Malawi -- Chapter10: Yield and profitability of cotton grown under smallholder organic and conventional cotton farming systems in Meatu District, Tanzania -- Chapter11: In Search of Climate-Smart Feeds: The Potential of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum, L) to replace maize as an energy feed ingredient in broiler diets in Malawi -- Chapter12: Climate Change and Weather Variability Effects on Cattle Production: Perception of Cattle Keepers in Chikwawa, Malawi -- Chapter13: A cohort study of reproductive performance, associated infections and management factors in Zebu cows from smallholder farms in Malawi -- Chapter14: Effect of dry season supplement feeding of Malawi Zebu cows on reproductive performance, lactation and weight gain in calves -- Chapter15: Effects of concentrate supplementation on the fatty acid composition of fat depots in crossbred goats -- Chapter16: Goat milk quality and possible dairy products from rural households of Tanzania and Malawi under the Farmers-Processor’s partnership -- Chapter17: The need for farmer support and record keeping to enhance sustainable dairy goats breeding in Tanzania and Malawi -- Chapter18: Stratified livestock production and live animal and meat export from Ethiopia: Lessons from the experience of a donor funded project -- Chapter19: Of ‘white elephants’ in fisheries: A conflict resolution model around the usage of climate-smart fish postharvest technologies in Lake Malawi -- PartIV: Policy and Institutions for sustainable agriculture and natural resource management -- Chapter20: Policy and Action for food and climate uncertainties in Malawi -- Chapter21: Need for personal transformations in a changing climate: reflections on environmental change and climate-smart agriculture in Africa -- PartV: Value addition options for smallholder market access and integration -- Chapter22: Between the Sun and Fish are People: A Socio-Economic Study of Solar Dryers for Fish Processing in Malawi -- Chapter23: Profitability of supplementary feeding of indigenous cattle in dry areas of Tanzania -- Chapter24: Integrating smallholder farmers to commodity value chains in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges, prospects and policy issues -- Chapter25: Economic Rationale of Using African Weaver ants, Oecophylla longinoda Latreille (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) for Sustainable Management of Cashew Pests in Tanzania -- PartVI: Upscaling innovative technologies on smallholder farms -- Chapter26: Determinants of ISFM Technology Adoption and Dis-adoption Among Smallholder Maize Farmers in Central Malawi -- Chapter27: Exploiting arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-rhizobia-legume symbiosis to increase smallholder farmers’ crop production and resilience under a changing climate -- Chapter28: Availability, access and use of weather and climate information by smallholder farmers in the Kilombero River Catchment, Tanzania -- Chapter29: Gender differentiation in the adoption of climate smart agriculture technologies and level of adaptive capacity to Climate Change in Malawi -- Chapter30: Smallholder farming in Mara and Iringa Regions, Tanzania: Current practices, Constraints and Opportunities -- Chapter31: Impact of Farm Input Subsidies vis-à-vis Climate-Smart Technologies on Maize Productivity: A Tale of Smallholder Farmers in Malawi -- Chapter32: Digital storytelling as an agricultural extension communication tool in smallholder farming and fishing communities in Malawi -- Chapter33: Assessing the role of storytelling presentation in knowledge transfer from climate change projects in Tanzania: The case of the EPINAV programme -- PartVII: Conclusion -- Chapter34: Knowledge gaps and research priorities.
    Abstract: This book discusses knowledge-based sustainable agro-ecological and natural resource management systems and best practices for sustained agricultural productivity and ecosystem resilience for better livelihoods under a changing climate. With a focus on agriculture in Africa, the book assesses innovative technologies for use on smallholder farms, and addresses some of the key Sustainable Development Goals to guide innovative responses and enhanced adaptation methods for coping with climate change. Contributions are based on 'Capacity Building for Managing Climate Change in Malawi' (CABMACC), a five-year program with an overall goal to improve livelihoods and food security through innovative responses and enhanced capacity of adaptation to climate change. Readers will discover more about sustainable crop production, climate smart agriculture, on-farm energy supply from biogas and the potential of soil carbon sequestration in crop-livestock systems. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 637 p. 123 illus., 98 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030375379
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37537-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-37537-9
    DDC: 333.7
    Language: English
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    Recarbonization of the biosphere : ecosystems and the global carbon cycle ; [The workshop entitled "Recarbonization of the Biosphere" was held at the IASS Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Potsdam from 20 to 22 March 2011] (2012)
    Dordrecht [u.a.] : Springer
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    Call number: M 12.0148 ; IASS 12.0105 ; IASS 17.18596
    Description / Table of Contents: Human activities are significantly modifying the natural global carbon (C) cycles, and concomitantly influence climate, ecosystems, and state and function of the Earth system. Ever increasing amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) are added to the atmosphere by fossil fuel combustion but the biosphere is a potential C sink. Thus, a comprehensive understanding of C cycling in the biosphere is crucial for identifying and managing biospheric C sinks. Ecosystems with large C stocks which must be protected and sustainably managed are wetlands, peatlands, tropical rainforests, tropical savannas, grasslands, degraded/desertified lands, agricultural lands, and urban lands. However, land-based sinks require long-term management and a protection strategy because C stocks grow with a progressive improvement in ecosystem health.
    Type of Medium: Monograph available for loan
    Pages: 615 S. : z.T. farb. Ill., graph. Darst.
    Edition: 1. Aufl.
    ISBN: 9789400741584
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4159-1
    Classification:
    Ecology
    Note: Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:2012
    Location: Upper compact magazine
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    Carbon sequestration in forest ecosystems (2010)
    Dordrecht [u.a.] : Springer
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    Call number: IASS 12.0062
    Type of Medium: Monograph available for loan
    Pages: XIX, 279 S. , Ill., graph. Darst. , 235 mm x 155 mm
    ISBN: 9789048132652
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    Sustainable management of soil resources in the humid tropics (1995)
    Tokyo : United Nations University Press
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    Call number: PIK N 076-96-0497
    Type of Medium: Monograph available for loan
    Pages: 146 p.
    ISBN: 9280808761
    Series Statement: UNUP 876
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    Soil degradation (1990)
    New York, NY ; Berlin ; Heidelberg [u.a.] : Springer
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    Call number: 20-3/M 09.0358
    In: Advances in soil science
    Description / Table of Contents: This volume examines soil degradation in major ecological regions of the world and its effect on crop yield, and prioritizes restoration and preventive strategies.
    Type of Medium: Monograph available for loan
    Pages: XVII, 345 S. , Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
    ISBN: 0387971262 , 3-540-97126-2
    Series Statement: Advances in soil science 11
    Classification:
    Soils
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    Sustainable agricultural systems (1995)
    London : St. Lucie Press
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    Call number: PIK W 100-96-0048
    Type of Medium: Monograph available for loan
    Pages: 696 p.
    ISBN: 093573421x
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    Ecosystem services and carbon sequestration in the biosphere ; [This volume is based on the papers presented at the IASS workshop "Carbon Sequestration and Ecosystem Services" from 27-28 October 2011] (2013)
    Dordrecht [u.a.] : Springer
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    Call number: M 13.0174 ; IASS 13.0063
    Description / Table of Contents: This book describes the potential, co-benefits and drawbacks of carbon (C) sequestration for ecosystem services. It includes a comparison of ecosystem services and their interaction with carbon sequestration in the biosphere. Ecological functions and human wellbeing depend on ecosystem services. Among the ecosystem services are provisional (food, feed, fuel, fiber), regulating (carbon sequestration, waste recycling, water cleansing), cultural (aesthetic, recreational, spiritual), and supporting services (soil formation, photosynthesis, nutrient cycling). Many relationships of various degree exist among ecosystem services. Thus, land use and soil management to enhance biospheric carbon sinks for carbon sequestration requires a comprehensive understanding on the effects on ecosystem services. Payments for ecosystem services including carbon pricing must address the relationship between carbon sequestration and ecosystem services to minimize risks of overshoot, and promote sustainable use of land-based carbon sinks for human wellbeing.
    Description / Table of Contents: Contens: Foreword K. Topfer 1 Societal Dependence on Soil's Ecosystem Services; R. Lal, K. Lorenz, R.F. Huttl, B.U. Schneider, and J. von Braun 2 Soils and Ecosystem Services; R. Lal 3 Ecosystem Carbon Sequestration; K. Lorenz 4 Food Security Through Better Soil Carbon Management; K. Goulding, D. Powslon, A. Whitmore, and A. Macdonald 5 Soil Carbon and Water Security; K.H. Feger and D. Hawtree 6 Forests, Carbon Pool and Timber Production; R. Jandl, S. Schuler, A. Schindlbacher, and C. Tomiczek 7 Ecosystem Carbon and Soil Biodiversity; G. De Deyn 8 Ecosystem Services and the Global Carbon Cycle; M.R. Raupach 9 Losses of Soil Carbon to the Atmosphere via Inland Surface Waters; J.J.C. Dawson 10 Why Pests and Disease Regulation Should Concern Mankind; W.A. Oluoch-Kosura A.W. Muriuki, F.M. Olubayo, and D. Kilalo 11 Natural Hazards Mitigation Services of Carbon-Rich Ecosystems; R. Cochard 12 Safeguarding Regulating and Cultural Ecosystem Services: Degradation and Conservation Status; B. Egoh 13 Human Appropriation of Net Primary Production, Stocks and Flows of Carbon, and Biodiversity; H. Haberl, K.-H. Erb, S. Gingrich, T. Kastner, and F. Krausmann 14 Soil Carbon and Biofuels; I. Lewandowski 15 Land Degradation and Ecosystem Services; Z. Bai, D. Dent, Y. Wu, and R. de Jong 16 The Human Dimensions of Environmental Degradation and Ecosystem Services: Understanding and Solving the Commons Dilemma; A. Singh, R. Wilson, J. Bruskotter, J. Brooks, A. Zwickle, and E. Toman 17 Soil Organic Carbon, Soil Formation and Soil Fertility; T. Gaiser, K. Stahr 18 Managing Soil Organic Carbon for Advancing Food Security and Strengthening Ecosystem Services in China; M. Fan, J. Cao, W. Wei, F. Zhang, and Y. Su 19 Research and Development Priorities for Global Soil-related Policies and Programs; R. Lal, K. Lorenz, R.F. Huttl, B.U. Schneider, and J. von Braun
    Type of Medium: Monograph available for loan
    Pages: vii, 464 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.
    ISBN: 9789400764545
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6455-2
    Classification:
    Geography and Geomorphology
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