Basile-Doelsch I. auteur aut IRD Chevallier Tiphaine auteur aut IRD Dignac M.F. auteur aut IRD Erktan Amandine auteur aut IRD text bookSection eng text/pdf born digital access Soils are a pivotal component in the global carbon cycle, while carbon storage in soils is a natural phenomenon involving organic carbon. Maintaining or increasing soil carbon levels is beneficial for many ecosystem services. Soil carbon is also a soil condition indicator and a key focus of several Sustainable Development Goals. This 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. specialized MONDE 068EROSOL 082ECOSYS 068PROSOL Blagodatskaya E. ed. edt IRD Unc A. ed. edt IRD 228-242 Amsterdam (NLD) Elsevier Oxford 2023 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010094490 10.1016/b978-0-12-822974-3.00202-0 978-0-12-822974-3 [F B010094490] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010094490 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2025-08/010094490.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2025-08-05 2026-06-12 fdi:010094490 fre