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Semantics about soil organic carbon storage: DATA4C+, a comprehensive thesaurus and classification of management practices in agriculture and forestry
Kenji Fujisaki
INRAE, Info&Sols, 45075, Orléans, France
Tiphaine Chevallier
UMR Eco&Sols, IRD, INRAE, CIRAD, Institut Agro, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
Antonio Bispo
INRAE, Info&Sols, 45075, Orléans, France
Jean-Baptiste Laurent
AIDA, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
CIRAD, UPR AIDA, 34398 Montpellier CEDEX 5, France
François Thevenin
Société Khaméos, 34170 Castelnau-le-Lez, France
Lydie Chapuis-Lardy
UMR Eco&Sols, IRD, INRAE, CIRAD, Institut Agro, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
LMI IESOL, Dakar CP 18524, Senegal
Rémi Cardinael
AIDA, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
CIRAD, UPR AIDA, Harare, Zimbabwe
Department of Plant Production Sciences and Technologies, University of
Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Christine Le Bas
INRAE, Info&Sols, 45075, Orléans, France
Vincent Freycon
Forêts & Sociétés, University of Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier,
France
CIRAD, UPR Forêts & Sociétés, 34398 Montpellier, France
Fabrice Bénédet
Forêts & Sociétés, University of Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier,
France
CIRAD, UPR Forêts & Sociétés, 34398 Montpellier, France
Vincent Blanfort
CIRAD, UMR SELMET, 34398 Montpellier, France
SELMET, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
Michel Brossard
UMR Eco&Sols, IRD, INRAE, CIRAD, Institut Agro, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
Marie Tella
US Analyses, University of Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
CIRAD, US Analyses, 34398 Montpellier CEDEX 5, France
AIDA, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
CIRAD, UPR AIDA, Turrialba 30501, Costa Rica
CATIE, Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y
Enseñanza, Turrialba 30501, Costa Rica
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Editorial statement
This paper describes the development of a thesaurus for land use/ management terms as they relate to soil organic carbon. The output of the work is an openly available database, DATA4C+, which can be accessed online and downloaded. Imprecise terminology does hinder the development of this field, this paper aims to improve consistency in the terms used to describe land management interventions.
This paper describes the development of a thesaurus for land use/ management terms as they...
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This paper presents a first comprehensive thesaurus for management practices driving soil organic carbon (SOC) storage. So far, a comprehensive thesaurus of management practices in agriculture and forestry has been lacking. It will help to merge datasets, a promising way to evaluate the impacts of management practices in agriculture and forestry on SOC. Identifying the drivers of SOC stock changes is of utmost importance to contribute to global challenges (climate change, food security).
This paper presents a first comprehensive thesaurus for management practices driving soil...
