Implementing best practices in measuring bulk density for soil carbon stocks

The research by Professor Owen Fenton and colleagues highlights the critical importance of soil bulk density estimations for SOC stocks, particularly in Irish grassland soils, which can have relatively high stone content. 

Teagasc has published research highlighting the consequences of not measuring soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in Irish grassland soils precisely. 

Quantifying changes in SOC, either carbon sequestration or losses into the atmosphere, requires accurate determination of soil bulk density, which is only achieved by accounting for soil stone content (rock fragments higher than 2mm in size), Teagasc said.