Soil moisture controls over carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions: a review
Abstract This literature review synthesizes the role of soil moisture in regulating carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions (CS-GHG). Soil moisture directly affects photosynthesis, respiration, microbial activity, and soil organic matter dynamics, with optimal levels enhancing carbon stora...
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| author | Yuefeng Hao Jiafu Mao Charles M. Bachmann Forrest M. Hoffman Gerbrand Koren Haishan Chen Hanqin Tian Jiangong Liu Jing Tao Jinyun Tang Lingcheng Li Laibao Liu Martha Apple Mingjie Shi Mingzhou Jin Qing Zhu Steve Kannenberg Xiaoying Shi Xi Zhang Yaoping Wang Yilin Fang Yongjiu Dai |
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| description | Abstract This literature review synthesizes the role of soil moisture in regulating carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions (CS-GHG). Soil moisture directly affects photosynthesis, respiration, microbial activity, and soil organic matter dynamics, with optimal levels enhancing carbon storage while extremes, such as drought and flooding, disrupt these processes. A quantitative analysis is provided on the effects of soil moisture on CS-GHG across various ecosystems and climatic conditions, highlighting a “Peak and Decline” pattern for CO₂ emissions at 40% water-filled pore space (WFPS), while CH₄ and N₂O emissions peak at higher levels (60–80% and around 80% WFPS, respectively). The review also examines ecosystem models, discussing how soil moisture dynamics are incorporated to simulate photosynthesis, microbial activity, and nutrient cycling. Sustainable soil moisture management practices, including conservation agriculture, agroforestry, and optimized water management, prove effective in enhancing carbon sequestration and mitigating GHG emissions by maintaining ideal soil moisture levels. The review further emphasizes the importance of advancing multiscale observations and feedback modeling through high-resolution remote sensing and ground-based data integration, as well as hybrid modeling frameworks. The interactive model-experiment framework emerges as a promising approach for linking experimental data with model refinement, enabling continuous improvement of CS-GHG predictions. From a policy perspective, shifting focus from short-term agricultural productivity to long-term carbon sequestration is crucial. Achieving this shift will require financial incentives, robust monitoring systems, and collaboration among stakeholders to ensure sustainable practices effectively contribute to climate mitigation goals. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4d88f5c6f1144677a5a471e9a2c9e0c82025-01-19T12:16:14ZengNature Portfolionpj Climate and Atmospheric Science2397-37222025-01-018111410.1038/s41612-024-00888-8Soil moisture controls over carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions: a reviewYuefeng Hao0Jiafu Mao1Charles M. Bachmann2Forrest M. Hoffman3Gerbrand Koren4Haishan Chen5Hanqin Tian6Jiangong Liu7Jing Tao8Jinyun Tang9Lingcheng Li10Laibao Liu11Martha Apple12Mingjie Shi13Mingzhou Jin14Qing Zhu15Steve Kannenberg16Xiaoying Shi17Xi Zhang18Yaoping Wang19Yilin Fang20Yongjiu Dai21Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, The University of TennesseeEnvironmental Sciences Division and Climate Change Science Institute, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryRochester Institute of Technology, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging ScienceComputational Sciences and Engineering Division and Climate Change Science Institute, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryCopernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht UniversityKey Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster, Ministry of Education (KLME) / International Joint Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC) / Collaborative Innovation Center On Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters (CIC-FEMD), Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST)Center for Earth System Science and Global Sustainability, Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, Boston CollegeDepartment of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia UniversityClimate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryClimate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryAtmospheric, Climate, and Earth Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryDepartment of Geography, The University of Hong KongDepartment of Biological Sciences, Montana Technological UniversityAtmospheric, Climate, and Earth Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryInstitute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, The University of TennesseeClimate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryDepartment of Biology, West Virginia UniversityEnvironmental Sciences Division and Climate Change Science Institute, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryRed River Research Station and School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University-Agricultural CenterEnvironmental Sciences Division and Climate Change Science Institute, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryAtmospheric, Climate, and Earth Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National LaboratorySchool of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen UniversityAbstract This literature review synthesizes the role of soil moisture in regulating carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions (CS-GHG). Soil moisture directly affects photosynthesis, respiration, microbial activity, and soil organic matter dynamics, with optimal levels enhancing carbon storage while extremes, such as drought and flooding, disrupt these processes. A quantitative analysis is provided on the effects of soil moisture on CS-GHG across various ecosystems and climatic conditions, highlighting a “Peak and Decline” pattern for CO₂ emissions at 40% water-filled pore space (WFPS), while CH₄ and N₂O emissions peak at higher levels (60–80% and around 80% WFPS, respectively). The review also examines ecosystem models, discussing how soil moisture dynamics are incorporated to simulate photosynthesis, microbial activity, and nutrient cycling. Sustainable soil moisture management practices, including conservation agriculture, agroforestry, and optimized water management, prove effective in enhancing carbon sequestration and mitigating GHG emissions by maintaining ideal soil moisture levels. The review further emphasizes the importance of advancing multiscale observations and feedback modeling through high-resolution remote sensing and ground-based data integration, as well as hybrid modeling frameworks. The interactive model-experiment framework emerges as a promising approach for linking experimental data with model refinement, enabling continuous improvement of CS-GHG predictions. From a policy perspective, shifting focus from short-term agricultural productivity to long-term carbon sequestration is crucial. Achieving this shift will require financial incentives, robust monitoring systems, and collaboration among stakeholders to ensure sustainable practices effectively contribute to climate mitigation goals.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-024-00888-8 |
| spellingShingle | Yuefeng Hao Jiafu Mao Charles M. Bachmann Forrest M. Hoffman Gerbrand Koren Haishan Chen Hanqin Tian Jiangong Liu Jing Tao Jinyun Tang Lingcheng Li Laibao Liu Martha Apple Mingjie Shi Mingzhou Jin Qing Zhu Steve Kannenberg Xiaoying Shi Xi Zhang Yaoping Wang Yilin Fang Yongjiu Dai Soil moisture controls over carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions: a review npj Climate and Atmospheric Science |
| title | Soil moisture controls over carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions: a review |
| title_full | Soil moisture controls over carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions: a review |
| title_fullStr | Soil moisture controls over carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions: a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soil moisture controls over carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions: a review |
| title_short | Soil moisture controls over carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions: a review |
| title_sort | soil moisture controls over carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions a review |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-024-00888-8 |
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