Impact of Climate Change on Organic soil: A Comprehensive Literature Review

This paper focuses on the effects of climate change on soil systems which is an important research topic due to importance of soil in offering support to plants, controlling water, and supporting ecosystems. The intention was to review how increasing worldwide temperatures and changes in precipitation impact the properties that define the soil such as organic matter turnover, nutrient dynamics, and soil structure. The findings suggest that the rates of decomposition of soil organic matter increases with rising temperatures; therefore, rising temperatures would bring about drastic shifts in the stocks of soil carbon and associated soil fertility. Similarly, high intensity rainfall together with prolonged periods of dry spurs soil erosion, compaction, and deficiency in fertile soils. Such shifts affect the quality of the soil and the productivity of agricultural systems with consequences on food security and more broadly, stability of ecosystems. According to the study, measures should be adopted to reduce these impacts which provide solutions to maintain the fertility of the soil and sustain soil management practices in the global climate change. The importance of presented study is in the recognition of complex impacts of climate change on soils and the necessity of implementing the adaptive soil management strategies to enhance the sustainability of the soil resources in the context of agriculture.