@article{fdi:010089876, title = {{S}oil inorganic carbon, the other and equally important soil carbon pool : distribution, controlling factors, and the impact of climate change}, author = {{S}harififar, {A}. and {M}inasny, {B}. and {A}rrouays, {D}. and {B}oulonne, {L}. and {C}hevallier, {T}iphaine and {V}an {D}eventer, {P}. and {F}ield, {D}.{J}. and {G}omez, {C}{\'e}cile and {J}ang, {H}.{J}. and {J}eon, {S}.{H}. and {K}och, {J}. and {M}c{B}ratney, {A}.{B}. and {M}alone, {B}.{P}. and {M}archant, {B}.{P}. and {M}artin, {M}.{P}. and {M}onger, {C}. and {M}unera-{E}cheverri, {J}.{L}. and {P}adarian, {J}. and {P}feiffer, {M}. and {R}icher-de-{F}orges, {A}.{C}. and {S}aby, {N}.{P}.{A}. and {S}ingh, {K}. and {S}ong, {X}.{D}. and {Z}amanian, {K}. and {Z}hang, {G}.{L}. and {V}an {Z}ijl, {G}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}oil inorganic carbon ({SIC}) contributes to up to half of the terrestrial {C} stock and is especially significant in arid and semi-arid environments, yet has not been explored as much as soil organic carbon ({SOC}). {SIC} plays an important role in agriculture, {CO}2 sequestration and emission and climate regulation. {T}o address this, a comprehensive review is presented on the digital mapping of soil inorganic carbon including a discussion of {SIC} vertical variation, its controlling factors, and sequestration/emission capability. {W}e surveyed {SIC} distribution and mapping efforts in {A}ustralia, {S}outh {A}frica, {C}hile, the {M}editerranean basin, {I}ran, {C}hina, {F}rance, and the {U}nited {S}tates. {W}e found that current detailed spatial information on {SIC} distribution and stock is relatively scarce and digital soil mapping ({DSM}) efforts to address this are modest. {F}urthermore, we do not have a complete soil {C} model that explicitly accounts for all sources and sinks of soil carbon. {T}his review showed that many aspects of {SIC} in {DSM} and soil {C} studies have been so far ignored and that {SIC} has a crucial role in climate regulation. {T}his review provides some insights into the importance and unknown aspects of {SIC}.}, keywords = {{AUSTRALIE} ; {AFRIQUE} {DU} {SUD} ; {CHILI} ; {IRAN} ; {CHINE} ; {FRANCE} ; {ETATS} {UNIS} ; {MEDITERRANEEN} {BASSIN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}dvances in {A}gronomy}, volume = {178}, numero = {}, pages = {165--231}, ISSN = {0065-2113}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.1016/bs.agron.2022.11.005}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010089876}, }