ABSTRACT
Changes in agricultural practices-notably changes in crop varieties, application of fertilizer, manure, rotation, and tillage practices-influence how much and at what rate carbon is stored in or released from soils. Quantification of the impacts of land use on carbon stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa is challenging because of the spatial heterogeneity of soil, climate, management conditions, and due to the lack of data on soil carbon pools of most common agroecosystems. This chapter provides data on soil carbon stocks that were collected at 10 sites in southeastern Nigeria to characterize the impact of soil management practices.
