SOIL ORGANIC MATTER -- SOIL ORGANIC MATTER -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- SOIL ORGANIC CARBON STOCKS AND CHANGES DUE TO MODIFICATIONS ON LAND USE AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN BRAZIL -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- INTRODUCTION -- BURNING VERSUS UNBURNING SUGARCANE HARVESTING SYSTEM -- Harvesting Systems -- Soil Carbon Accumulation -- CONVENTIONAL TO NO-TILLAGE SYSTEM -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO PRESERVE SOIL ORGANIC MATTER IN SEMIARID MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT -- ABSTRACT -- ABBREVIATIONS -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE -- 3. MANAGEMENT PRACTICES -- 3.1. Tillage -- 3.2. Crop Rotations and Residue Inputs -- 3.3. Organic Manure -- 3.4. Inorganic Fertilization -- 3.5. Afforestation -- 3.6. C Dynamics in Salt-affected Soils -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- ORGANIC CARBON STOCKS AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES OF THE SOILS IN TAIWAN BASED ON THE SOIL INFORMATION SYSTEM -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- 2.1. Soil Data Sources -- 2.2. Bulk Density and Soil Organic Carbon Analysis -- 2.3. Calculating the SOC Pool of Individual Soil Pedons -- 2.4. Estimating Total SOC Stocks in Taiwan -- 3. RESULT AND DISCUSSION -- 3.1. The Distribution of Soil Orders and Soil Organic Carbon Contents in Taiwan -- 3.2. Estimation the SOC Stocks in Taiwan -- 3.3. The Effects of Environmental Factors on SOC Stocks in Taiwan Soils -- Time -- Climate -- Land Uses -- 3.4. Strategies of SOC Sequestration in Soils of Taiwan -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- SOIL ORGANIC MATTER CHARACTERIZATION AT DIFFERENT FOREST STANDS IN SLOVENIA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Site description and Sample Collection -- Chemical Analysis -- Diffuse Reflectance FT-IR Spectroscopy -- CP-MAS 13C NMR Spectroscopy -- RESULTS -- Chemical Analysis -- Diffuse Reflectance FT-IR Spectroscopy.

CP-MAS 13C NMR Spectroscopy -- DISCUSSION -- Chemical Analysis -- Diffuse Reflectance FT-IR Spectroscopy -- CP-MAS 13C NMR Spectroscopy -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- SOIL ORGANIC CARBON STOCKS IN RELATION TO DIFFERENT LAND-USE TYPES IN A MOUNTAINOUS WATERSHED -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIAL AND METHODS -- 2.1. Watershed Description -- 2.2. Sampling, Determination of Soil Properties, and Statistical Analysis -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 3.1. LUTs Dynamics during 1978-2009 -- 3.2. Impact of LUTs on Soil Properties -- 3.3. Soil Organic Carbon Stocks under LUTs -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- EFFECTS OF SOIL ORGANIC MATTER ON THE TRANSPORT OF NON- AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID IN SOILS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Materials -- Experimental Setup and Preparation Procedure -- Extraction and Analysis Procedures -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.