@article{fdi:010080598, title = {{I}mpact of city historical management on soil organic carbon stocks in {P}aris ({F}rance)}, author = {{C}ambou, {A}urelie and {S}aby, {N}. {P}. {A}. and {H}unault, {G}. and {N}old, {F}. and {C}annavo, {P}. and {S}chwartz, {C}. and {V}idal-{B}eaudet, {L}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}urpose {A}ssessments of urban soil organic carbon stock ({SOCS}) are scant because citywide data are scarce. {M}oreover, we do not know which factors mostly explain {SOCS} spatial and temporal variations in urban open soils. {M}ethods {T}o fill these knowledge gaps, the present study focused on {P}aris ({F}rance): two periods (1993-2007 and 2008-2016) were compared to better understand {SOCS} changes at 0-30 cm depth. {T}he effects of anthropic factors (land use, management intensity, cover type, site age and size, city district, and indirectly, resource material used for the site establishment) and soil properties (e.g., soil nutrient contents) on {SOCS} were studied over the more recent period (2008-2016) on 810 soil samples. {R}esults {T}he changes in green space management methods between both periods resulted in an additional storage of + 43.5 {G}g {SOC} in {P}aris open soils in 2008-2016 compared to 1993-2007. {D}uring 2008-2016, {SOCS} was still influenced by city history and particularly by the type of resource material used for landscaping, which has changed since the 1950s. {SOCS} differed significantly among city districts, which represent a combination of all studied anthropic factors: each district has its own history (i.e., soil resource material, green space age), specific number and size of green spaces, current management methods, and plant cover types. {P}aris green space {SOCS} was also influenced by soil nitrogen, sand, and magnesium contents as well as p{H}. {C}onclusions {M}odifications of local landscape management methods are a main driver of {SOCS} changes. {M}oreover, citywide {SOCS} distribution tends to depend on city history.}, keywords = {{U}rban open soils ; {T}emporal evolution ; {S}patial distribution ; {G}reen space management ; {A}nthropic factors ; {FRANCE} ; {PARIS}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {S}oils and {S}ediments}, volume = {21}, numero = {2}, pages = {1038--1052}, ISSN = {1439-0108}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.1007/s11368-020-02869-9}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080598}, }