Sustaining Soil Productivity in Response to Global Climate Change (ePub)

Sustaining Soil Productivity in Response to Global Climate
Change: Science, Policy, and Ethics is a
multi-disciplinary volume exploring the ethical, political and
social issues surrounding the stewardship of our vital soil
resources. Based on topics presented by an international group of
experts at a conference convened through support of the
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, chapters
include scientific studies on carbon sequestration, ecosystem
services, maintaining soil fertility, and the effects of greenhouse
gas emissions, as well as ethical issues ranging from allocation of
land use to policies needed for climate change adaptation and
mitigation.

Bringing together the latest research in soil science and
climatology, Sustaining Soil Productivity in Response to Global
Climate Change is a valuable resource for soil and plant
scientists, agronomists and environmental scientists, as well as
agricultural and natural resources engineers and economists,
environmental policy makers and conservationists.

Key Features:

* Written by an international group of authors representing a
cross-section of scientists, thought leaders, and
policy-makers

* Includes chapters on the potential effects of climate change on
forest soil carbon, microbial function, and the role of soils and
biogeochemistry in the climate and earth system

* Explores historical development of land use ethics and
stewardship