Higher carbon sequestration on Swedish dairy farms compared with other farm types as revealed by national soil inventories

Henryson, Kajsa; Meurer, Katharina; Bolinder, Martin A.; Kätterer, Thomas; Tidåker, Pernilla

doi:10.1080/17583004.2022.2074315

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“…At present, the LUCAS monitoring is considered a standard for monitoring at the European scale, given its consistency in measurement and analysis techniques across countries. A comparison over time between the SOC data for arable land available from the three LUCAS inventories (available upon request at https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/resource-type/datasets) in four out of five countries included in this study (Switzerland was only monitored in 2015) reveals no clear trend over time for any of the countries when considering mineral (OC <7%; Poeplau et al, 2015; Henryson et al, 2022) arable soils (Figure 2). A list of the land use types included in this analysis is provided in Table S3.…”

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“…Long-term field experiments (LTEs) do not usually represent the average situation on actual farms (Henryson et al, 2022) but are idealized and controlled systems that allow testing of hypotheses related to management practices and crop rotations. They are designed for knowledge improvement, process understanding and scenario building, for example, in relation to changing weather conditions, and are essential for designing sustainable production systems (e.g., Grahmann et al, 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The crop and soil data are publicly available without spatial coordinates or on an aggregated level (down to municipality with a minimum of 10 sampling points) through a website (https:// miljodata.slu.se/mvm/aker). The crop and soil data with coordinates both are made available for researchers upon request (see Henryson et al, 2022;Poeplau et al, 2015). Similarly, in Slovakia, SOC concentration data of individual monitoring intervals are available for estimating nationwide SOC stocks on agricultural land.…”

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“…For example, some monitoring systems, such as the Swedish Soil and Crop Inventory (https://www.slu.se/en/ research/research-excellence/research-infrastructure/da tabaser-och-biobanker/soil-and-crop-inventory/), do not allow the estimation of SOC stocks and SOC stock changes, as information on the soil bulk density is not readily available and not included in the monitoring. For assessments on SOC stocks and stock changes, pedotransfer functions are being used (e.g., Henryson et al, 2022). Moreover, if information on (changes of the) soil management is not included in national or European soil monitoring, a better understanding of the processes driving the SOC changes observed is hampered.…”

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How does national SOC monitoring on agricultural soils align with the EU strategies? An example using five case studies

Meurer,

Hendriks,

Faber

et al. 2024

European J Soil Science

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Soil functioning contributes to the delivery of a vast range of ecosystem goods and services, and ecosystem health is therefore reflected by the capacity of the soil to perform underlying functions. Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a key indicator for soil quality as it is an integral driver of many soil functions and associated ecosystem services. Across the globe, SOC stocks are declining due to expanding agriculture and unsustainable practices. Awareness of the fact that soil is a non‐renewable resource and its functioning important for all life on Earth is increasing, especially among policymakers. As such, goals for the preservation and restoration of SOC are formulated in policies under the European Green Deal. However, the evaluation of these goals at the European level is hampered by a non‐harmonized diversity in national SOC monitoring strategies. While some SOC indicators can be useful for the evaluation of most policy goals (i.e., baseline and potential SOC stocks), additional and contrasting SOC data are often required for the evaluation of the goals formulated by the different EU directives. This study provides an overview of five ongoing SOC monitoring programmes across Europe and discusses how national programmes may be aligned to evaluate goals at the EU level. Five countries with very different soil monitoring programmes were included in a case study to illustrate the potential for harmonization and standardization of SOC assessment. Based on this study, we conclude that SOC monitoring strategies can be harmonized, but not standardized. We further suggest five sampling strategies that have potential for harmonization under the proposed Directive on Soil Monitoring and Resilience.

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How does national SOC monitoring on agricultural soils align with the EU strategies? An example using five case studies

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Hendriks,

Faber

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European J Soil Science

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“…This can manifest to the greatest extent when monitoring soil lands adjacent to dairy and meat farms. As a typical example, data on the inventory of SOC stocks with ten-year intervals performed in Sweden can be cited [70].…”

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Biogeochemical Technologies for Managing CO2 Flows in Agroecosystems

Bashkin¹,

Alekseev²,

Levin³

et al. 2023

Adv Environ Eng Res

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The review article discusses the application of biogeochemical technologies aimed at restoring biogeochemical cycles in agroecosystems, primarily in the microbial link regulating CO2 flows. The factors of management this microbial link when applying mineral and organic fertilizers are shown. The processes of mineralization of soil organic matter and methods of controlling soil's conjugate carbon- and nitrogen-mineralizing ability are considered. The changes in the productivity of agricultural ecosystems under conditions of increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and soil air are considered. Various agrotechnological techniques are considered, including using zero tillage, organic fertilizers of various nature, and various meliorants, including phosphogypsum. Examples of recultivation of disturbed and polluted soils, waterlogged and/or over-drained soils are given and the impact on CO2 fluxes is estimated. Based on numerous data, it is concluded that agroecosystems in most cases are a net source of CO2, and sequestration occurs only when agricultural land is transferred to fallow lands and at afforestation. At the same time, techniques aimed at reducing CO2 fluxes using fertilizers in the "production–application" cycle are evaluated. A set of biogeochemical technologies aimed at assessing and stabilizing the microbial link of the biogeochemical cycle in agroecosystems is presented. Examples of the use of these technologies for regulating CO2 emissions in agroecosystems are given. Using one of the biogeochemical technologies, the almost 5-fold decrease in the rate of CO2 flows during the reclamation of disturbed tundra ecosystems is shown. Adopting agricultural low carbon technologies (ALCTs) cannot yet testify to their applicability to ensure both food and environmental safety. It is necessary to further develop and use biogeochemical technologies to restore biogeochemical cycles in agroecosystems, primarily in the microbial link regulating CO2 flows.

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What can we learn from the past? Tracking sustainability indicators for the Swedish dairy sector over 30 years

Karlsson,

Robling,

Cederberg

et al. 2023

Agricultural Systems

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Higher carbon sequestration on Swedish dairy farms compared with other farm types as revealed by national soil inventories

Cited by 16 publications

References 51 publications

How does national SOC monitoring on agricultural soils align with the EU strategies? An example using five case studies

How does national SOC monitoring on agricultural soils align with the EU strategies? An example using five case studies

Biogeochemical Technologies for Managing CO<sub>2</sub> Flows in Agroecosystems

What can we learn from the past? Tracking sustainability indicators for the Swedish dairy sector over 30 years

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