A chronosequence approach to estimate the regional soil organic carbon stock on moraines of two glacial fore-fields in SE-Iceland

• Published in: Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography
• Main Authors: Vilmundardóttir, Olga Kolbrún, Gísladóttir, Guðrún, Lal, Rattan
• Other Authors: Líf- og umhverfisvísindastofnun (HÍ), Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI), Jarðvísindastofnun (HÍ), Institute of Earth Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Informa UK Limited 2017
• Subjects: Glacial recession; Land reclamation; Proglacial areas; Soil organic carbon; SOC accretion; SOC stock; Soil development; Vegetation cover; Bráðnun (jöklafræði); Landgræðsla; Jarðvegur; Jarðvegsfræði; Gróðurfar; Breiðamerkurjökull; Skaftafellsjökull; glacier; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1005; https://doi.org/10.1080/04353676.2017.1318280

Post-print (lokagerð höfundar) SOC has received increased attention over the last decades because of its role as an option to mitigate the effects of increased anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. In Iceland, the loss of vegetation and soil due to land-use and natural processes has left large are...