Rice paddy soils are a quantitatively important carbon store according to a global synthesis

Rice paddies represent approximately 1.2% of the global soil organic carbon pool and contain 20% more soil organic carbon per hectare than croplands on average, according to a global synthesis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yalong Liu, Tida Ge, Kees Jan van Groenigen, Yuanhe Yang, Ping Wang, Kun Cheng, Zhenke Zhu, Jingkuan Wang, Yong Li, Georg Guggenberger, Jordi Sardans, Josep Penuelas, Jinshui Wu, Yakov Kuzyakov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature 2021-08-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00229-0