Article | REF: GE1072 V1

Storing carbon in urban soils: review and prospects

Authors: Aurélie CAMBOU, Laure VIDAL-BEAUDET, Patrice CANNAVO, Christophe SCHWARTZ

Publication date: April 10, 2020 | Lire en français

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    3. Capacity of urban soils to store organic carbon sustainably

    3.1 Forms of organic carbon in urban soils

    As mentioned in the reference article [GE 1 061] , different forms of SOM coexist in soils, both living (soil organisms) and dead. The degradation of dead organic matter by micro-organisms is variable and depends on their size. Coarse MOS (50 µm-2 mm) is most often labile: its average residence time is generally between 3 years (MOS 200 µm-2mm) and 18 years (MOS 50-200 μm).

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