Variations in topsoil organic carbon content across Europe
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Created 07 Dec 2010
Published 07 Dec 2010
Last modified 22 Dec 2016
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The map shows the percentage of organic carbon content in the surface horizon of soils in Europe.
The darker regions correspond to soils with high values of organic carbon. The darkest colours, especially in Estonia, Fennoscandinavia, Ireland and the United Kingdom, denote peatlands.
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Temporal coverage:
- 2003
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Tags:
- soil , climate change , land use , carbon
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Geographic coverage:
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Units:
Percent
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Rights:
- EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Commission.
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Owners:
- European Commission
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Figure type:
- Map
For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/variations-in-topsoil-organic-carbon or scan the QR code.
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