Soil organic carbon accumulation rates on Mediterranean abandoned agricultural lands

Bell, Stephen M.; Terrer, César; Barriocanal, Carles; Jackson, Robert B.; Rosell-Melé, Antoni

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143535

Soil organic carbon accumulation rates on Mediterranean abandoned agricultural lands

Journal Article · Wed Nov 04 23:00:00 EST 2020 · Science of the Total Environment

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143535· OSTI ID:1787201

Bell, Stephen M. ^[1]; Terrer, César ^[2]; Barriocanal, Carles ^[1]; Jackson, Robert B. ^[3]; Rosell-Melé, Antoni ^[1]

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra (Spain)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Stanford Univ., CA (United States)

Secondary succession on abandoned agricultural lands can produce climate change mitigation co-benefits, such as soil carbon sequestration. However, the accumulation of soil organic carbon (SOC) in Mediterranean regions has been difficult to predict and is subject to multiple environmental and land management factors. Gains, losses, and no significant changes have all been reported. Here we compile chronosequence data (n = 113) from published studies and new field sites to assess the response of SOC to agricultural land abandonment in peninsular Spain. In this work we found an overall SOC accumulation rate of +2.3% yr^-1 post-abandonment. SOC dynamics are highly variable and context-dependent. Minimal change occurs on abandoned cereal croplands compared to abandoned woody croplands (+4% yr^-1). Accumulation is most prevalent within a Goldilocks climatic window of ~13–17 °C and ~450–900 mm precipitation, promoting >100% gains after three decades. Our secondary forest field sites accrued 40.8 Mg C ha^-1 (+172%) following abandonment and displayed greater SOC and N depth heterogeneity than natural forests demonstrating the long-lasting impact of agriculture. Although changes in regional climate and crop types abandoned will impact future carbon sequestration, abandonment remains a low-cost, long-term natural climate solution best incorporated in tandem with other multipurpose sustainable land management strategies.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

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OSTI ID:: 1787201

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Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL--817547; 1027459

Journal Information:: Science of the Total Environment, Journal Name: Science of the Total Environment Vol. 759; ISSN 0048-9697

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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