Soil carbonates: the missing link in the soil carbon budget. This project aims to address the knowledge gaps about the role of inorganic carbon in soil carbon turnover and its impact on climate-change

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Soil carbonates: the missing link in the soil carbon budget. This project aims to address the knowledge gaps about the role of inorganic carbon in soil carbon turnover and its impact on climate-change mitigation. The significance of this research lies in the fact that inorganic carbon accounts for over 30% of soil carbon but is little studied despite it is affected by climate change and land-use practices. The expected outcomes include the development of a soil carbon turnover model that integrates inorganic carbon processes and the mapping of soil inorganic carbon stock changes due to climate change and irrigation across Australia. The benefits of this research will be improved understanding and management of soil carbon stocks, contributing to more effective climate-change mitigation strategies.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 4101 - Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation. Lead: A/Prof Federico Maggi