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Spatiotemporal dynamics of soil organic carbon stocks due to plantation expansion and other land use changes in Kerala, India (1972–2020)

Submitted by rajeshkotappa on Thu, 03/26/2026 - 14:19

Increasing Soil Organic Carbon (SOC), the largest terrestrial carbon pool, through proper land management has been suggested as a nature-based solution to mitigate climate change. In this context, it is important to understand the impacts of land transformations on regional SOC stocks. The study spatially analyzed the tree plantation expansion in Kerala, India, along with other land transformations in the last five decades and its effect on surface (0–30 cm) Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) density and stocks.