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Elsevier, Procedia Engineering, (69), p. 1549-1555, 2014

DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2014.03.154

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Tunisian Soil Organic Carbon Stock – Spatial and Vertical Variation

Journal article published in 2014 by Nadhem Brahim ORCID, Hatem Ibrahim, Abdessatar Hatira
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Abstract

Communication présentée au 24th DAAAM International Symposium on Intelligent Manufacturing and Automation, 23-26 October 2013, Zadar, Croatia. ; Soil organic carbon (SOC) is of big importance in the global carbon cycle. Distribution patterns of SOC in various regions of Tunisia constitute a baseline for studies on soil carbon changes. This paper presents Tunisian SOC stock calculated using soil profile descriptions defined by FAO/UNESCO classification, and the digital soil map 1:500 000. A soil database has been compiled, containing data from 5024 horizons and 1483 profiles. SOC stocks have been calculated for each profile by a classical method for a given depth, it consists of summing SOC stocks by layer determined as a product of bulk density (Db), organic carbon (OC) content, and layer thickness. Db values were calculated from pedotransfer functions when we have missing values. SOC stocks by profiles were calculated and linked by soil type to polygons of a digital soil map of Tunisia. In total, Tunisian SOC stocks are 1.006 Pg C in the 0 to 100 cm soil depth, and 0.405 Pg C in the upper layer 0-30 cm. The surface horizon (0 – 30 cm) stored 40% of the soil organic carbon stock. OC stocks were higher in Luvisols 71.6 and 159.2 t/ha in 0 – 30 and 0-100 cm soil depth, respectively. In Podzoluvisols there are 6.19 and 138.8 t/ha, but amounts are lower in Lithosols at 18.4 and 40.4 t/ha.