Soil organic carbon dynamics and its influence on the soil erodibility factor

The effect of erosion and erosion control measures on changes in the amount of organic matter in soil was studied. We investigated the influence of organic matter inputs into the soil on surface runoff, soil erosion and soil erodibility (K-factor), including the monitoring of carbon dynamics, as a r...

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Published in:Soil and water research 2012-01, Vol.7 (3), p.97-108
Main Authors: KADLEC, Václav, HOLUBÍK, Ondřej, PROCHÁZKOVÁ, Eva, URBANOVÁ, Jana, TIPPL, Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
agrotechnical erosion control measures
Carbon
Carbon sequestration
Environmental monitoring
Erosion control
Leaching
Organic carbon
Organic matter
Organic soils
Runoff
Sediments
Soil dynamics
soil erodibility factor
Soil erosion
Soil investigations
soil organic carbon
Surface runoff
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Summary:The effect of erosion and erosion control measures on changes in the amount of organic matter in soil was studied. We investigated the influence of organic matter inputs into the soil on surface runoff, soil erosion and soil erodibility (K-factor), including the monitoring of carbon dynamics, as a result of torrential rains. The research was conducted on experimental plots in Třebsín site. Erosion leads to soil carbon loss and subsequently to increasing concentrations of carbon in sediments (enrichment ratio). We can conclude from the results that the input of organic matter into the soil (especially farmyard manure) significantly contributes to a decrease in surface runoff and soil loss and also to a reduction of carbon leaching into sediments; so it contributes to carbon sequestration into the soil.
ISSN:1801-5395
1805-9384
DOI:10.17221/3/2012-SWR