Drivers of Soil Carbon Variability in North America's Prairie Pothole Wetlands: A Review.

ABSTRACT: There is an ongoing demand for region-specific soil organic carbon estimates to support sustainable land management and inform carbon credit programs. The Prairie Pothole Region is prominent agricultural area that extends through Canada and the United States, and features a significant number of wetlands commonly referred to as prairie potholes. The contribution of these wetlands to landscape-level soil organic carbon storage is complex and may not be consistent across the region as influenced by several environmental and management factors. This study reviews existing literature to identify the main factors that contribute to variability in soil organic carbon stocks in prairie pothole wetlands. Soil organic carbon stock data from 10 studies in the Prairie Pothole Region were summarized t

SUBMITTER: Chizen CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11782295 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature