Shifting cultivation (jhum) and forest land are the main land uses in North Eastern region of Indian Himalaya, but in the long term this form of agriculture is not acceptable due to the soil degradation following the cutting of forest vegetation, and the consequent biodiversity loss, high erosion rates and nutrient loss through runoff. No information on soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics and simulation studies are available, so an attempt was done using RothC model. The model was parameterized...
Topics: Climate change, Forests, Jhum land, North Eastern Himalaya of India, RothC, Soil organic carbon
Increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks is an often-mentioned option to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. However, increasing carbon stocks in agricultural soils is difficult and the ability of soils to store carbon as the climate changes is uncertain. This is due to many interacting factors, including those that vary spatially, contributing to organic matter inputs and decomposition rates. We used two models, the Sustainable Grazing Systems whole-farm system model (SGS) and the RothC soil...
Topics: Climate change impacts, Grazing, Pasture production, RothC, Soil organic matter, Stocking,...
