@article{fdi:010053410, title = {{V}ariation des stocks de carbone organique du sol apr{\`e}s plantation foresti{\`e}re : essai de m{\'e}ta-analyse incluant quelques situations d'{A}m{\'e}rique latine}, author = {{M}arco, {P}hidias and {H}enry, {M}atieu and {B}lavet, {D}idier and {B}ernoux, {M}artial}, editor = {}, language = {{FRE}}, abstract = {{S}oils make up the largest carbon reservoir, since they contain twice as much carbon as the atmosphere and almost three times as much as the biomass of aerial and root systems. {E}ven a slight variation in soil carbon stocks can have significant consequences for atmospheric {CO}, concentrations. {T}he aim of this study is to investigate the influence of forest planting in {L}atin {A}merica on organic carbon stocks in soils ({C}os). {A} meta-analysis of 21 records in the bibliography shows that converting "cerrado" savannah or natural growing forest into plantations lowers the amount of {C}os in the first twenty centimetre (respectively -6.09 +/-2.19 et -16.5 +/-4.63 kg{C}/m(2)) and. {C}onversely, increasing the density of agro-forests, the amount of {C}os in the first twenty centimetre (+1.29 +/-1.02 kg{C}/m(2)). {C}onverting pasture lands into forest plantations does not systematically induce a significant effect on {C}os. {T}he option of using meta-analysis and modelling has proved to be of particular interest in scientific disciplines where the necessary data are scarce as well as costly.}, keywords = {land use change ; forests ; reforestation ; clean development mechanism ; climate ; {B}razil}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{B}ois et {F}or{\^e}ts des {T}ropiques}, numero = {305}, pages = {21--32}, ISSN = {0006-579{X}}, year = {2010}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053410}, }