@article{fdi:010087463, title = {{S}emantics about soil organic carbon storage : {DATA}4{C}+, a comprehensive thesaurus and classification of management practices in agriculture and forestry}, author = {{F}ujisaki, {K}. and {C}hevallier, {T}iphaine and {B}ispo, {A}. and {L}aurent, {J}. {B}. and {T}hevenin, {F}. and {C}hapuis {L}ardy, {L}ydie and {C}ardinael, {R}. and {L}e {B}as, {C}. and {F}reycon, {V}. and {B}enedet, {F}. and {B}lanfort, {V}. and {B}rossard, {M}ichel and {T}ella, {M}. and {D}emenois, {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}dentifying the drivers of soil organic carbon ({SOC}) stock changes is of the utmost importance to contribute to global challenges like climate change, land degradation, biodiversity loss, or food security. {E}valuating the impacts of land use and management practices in agriculture and forestry on {SOC} is still challenging. {M}erging datasets or making databases interoperable is a promising way, but still has several semantic challenges. {S}o far, a comprehensive thesaurus and classification of management practices in agriculture and forestry has been lacking, especially while focusing on {SOC} storage. {T}herefore, the aim of this paper is to present a first comprehensive thesaurus for management practices driving {SOC} storage ({DATA}4{C}+). {T}he {DATA}4{C}+ thesaurus contains 224 classified and defined terms related to land management practices in agriculture and forestry. {I}t is organized as a hierarchical tree reflecting the drivers of {SOC} storage. {I}t is oriented to be used by scientists in agronomy, forestry, and soil sciences with the aim of uniformizing the description of practices influencing {SOC} in their original research. {I}t is accessible in {A}groportal (http://agroportal.lirmm.fr/ontologies/{DATA}4{CPLUS}, last access: 24 {M}arch 2022) to enhance its findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reuse by scientists and others such as laboratories or land managers. {F}uture uses of the {DATA}4{C}+ thesaurus will be crucial to improve and enrich it, but also to raise the quality of meta-analyses on {SOC}, and ultimately help policymakers to identify efficient agricultural and forest management practices to enhance {SOC} storage.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}oil}, volume = {9}, numero = {1}, pages = {89--100}, ISSN = {2199-3971}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.5194/soil-9-89-2023}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087463}, }