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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-9-117-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-9-117-2023
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Review article
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21 Feb 2023
Review article |
| 21 Feb 2023
| 21 Feb 2023
Quality assessment of meta-analyses on soil organic carbon
Julia Fohrafellner
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
BIOS Science Austria, Dietrichgasse 27, 1130 Vienna, Austria
Sophie Zechmeister-Boltenstern
Department of Forest- and Soil
Sciences, Institute of Soil Research (IBF), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU),
Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria
Rajasekaran Murugan
Department of Forest- and Soil
Sciences, Institute of Soil Research (IBF), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU),
Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria
Elena Valkama
Sustainability Science and Indicators, Bioeconomy and
Environment, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Tietotie 4, 31600 Jokioinen, Finland
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Short summary
The number of meta-analyses in agriculture and soil sciences is continuously rising, but they are often of poor quality. We quantitatively analyzed the quality of 31 meta-analyses studying the effects of different management practices on soil organic carbon (SOC). We found that only one meta-analysis on no tillage/reduced tillage obtained a high score. New or improved meta-analyses on the effects of organic agriculture, biochar, fertilization, and crop diversification on SOC are urgently needed.
The number of meta-analyses in agriculture and soil sciences is continuously rising, but they...
