Mass of SOC

Landscape

Landscape

Weighed mass of SOC

Cropland

Landscape

in 1 m layer

Segment

Segment %

in Landscape Segment

impact on SOC

Position

Mg∙C/ha

Length in m

of Transect

Mg∙C/ha

%

Prairie Plots

Summit

214a

26.7a

0.15

32.6a

Shoulder

218a

30.6a

0.17

38.0a

U. Backslope

221a

31.3a

0.18

39.4a

L. Backslope

242a

26.1a

0.15

36.1a

Footslope

223a

27.2a

0.16

34.7a

Toeslope

261a

33.4a

0.19

49.8a

Total

1379a

175a

230a

Cropland Plots

Summit

109b

22.9a

0.14

14.8b

−55

Shoulder

99b

27a

0.16

15.9b

−58

U. Backslope

58b

30a

0.18

10.2b

−74

L. Backslope

35b

26.9a

0.16

5.5b

−85

Footslope

85b

26.5a

0.16

13.3b

−62

Toeslope

257a

35.8a

0.21

54.4b

9

Total

642b

169a

114b

−51