@incollection{fdi:010094490, title = {{C}arbon storage in soils}, author = {{B}asile-{D}oelsch, {I}. and {C}hevallier, {T}iphaine and {D}ignac, {M}.{F}. and {E}rktan, {A}mandine}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}oils are a pivotal component in the global carbon cycle, while carbon storage in soils is a natural phenomenon involving organic carbon. {M}aintaining or increasing soil carbon levels is beneficial for many ecosystem services. {S}oil carbon is also a soil condition indicator and a key focus of several {S}ustainable {D}evelopment {G}oals. {T}his chapter describes the forms of carbon in soils, the quantification of carbon stocks and storage, the processes underlying the heterogeneous distribution of carbon stocks across the planet and their dynamics, land-use changes and practices that affect soil carbon stocks, as well as the socioeconomic benefits of soil carbon storage.}, keywords = {{MONDE}}, booktitle = {{E}ncyclopedia of soils in the environment}, numero = {}, pages = {228--242}, address = {{A}msterdam ({NLD}) ; {O}xford}, publisher = {{E}lsevier}, series = {{S}oil biology}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.1016/b978-0-12-822974-3.00202-0}, ISBN = {978-0-12-822974-3}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010094490}, }