Global Climate Change and Tropical Ecosystems

R. Lal, J. M. Kimble, B. A. Stewart

• Short TOCCarbon Pool in Tropical EcosystemsTropical Ecosystems and the Global Carbon C CycleCarbon Stocks in the Brazilian AmazonCarbon Pools in Forest Ecosystems of Australia and OceaniaOrganic Carbon Stock in Soils of IndiaLand Use and Carbon Pool in Soils of AfricaSlash and Burn Effects on Carbon Stocks in the Humid TropicsCrop Residue and Fertilizer Management to Improve Soil Organic Carbon Content, Soil Quality and Productivity in the Desert Margins of West AfricaRestorative Effects of Mucuna Utilis on Soil Organic C Pool of a Severely Eroded Alfisol in Western NigeriaLand Use and Cropping Systems Effects on Restoring Soil Carbon Pool of Degraded Alfisols in Western NigeriaLand Use and Carbon Pools in Soils of Tropical AmericaImpact of Conversion of Brazilian Cerrados to Cropland and Pastureland on Soil Carbon Pool DynamicsSoil Carbon Accumulation or Loss Following Deforestation for Pasture in the Brazilian AmazonThe Potential and Dynamics of Carbon Sequestration in Traditional and Modified Fallow Systems of the Eastern Amazon Region, BrazilGreenhouse Gas Emissions From Land-Use Change in Brazil's Amazon RegionLand Use Impact on Carbon Dynamics in Soils of the Arid and Semi-Arid TropicsLand Use and Carbon Pool in Soils of Asia and the Pacific,Impact of Land Use and Management Practices on Organic Carbon Dynamics in Soils of IndiaSoil Organic Matter Dynamics and Carbon Sequestration in Australian Tropical SoilsBasic Soil Processes and Carbon DynamicsSoil Aggregation and C SequestrationMonitoring and PredictionMethods of Analysis for Soil Carbon: An OverviewModeling Soil Carbon Dynamics in Tropical EcosystemsEvaluating Tropical Soil Properties with Pedon Data, Satellite Imagery, and Neural NetworksGeographic Assessment of Carbon Stored in Amazonian Terrestrial Ecosystems and Their Soils in ParticularCarbon Dioxide Measurements in the Nocturnal Boundary Layer over Amazonian Tropical ForestAtmospheric CO2 Fluxes and Soil Respiration Measurements over Sugarcane in Southeast BrazilResearch and Development PrioritiesWhat Do We Know and What Needs to be Known and Implemented for C Sequestration in Tropical Ecosystems