SOILD 2, 871–902, 2015 On the rebound H. C. Hombegowda et al. Title Page Abstract Introduction Conclusions References Tables Figures ◭ ◮ ◭ ◮ Back Close Full Screen / Esc Printer-friendly Version Interactive Discussion Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | SOIL Discuss., 2, 871–902, 2015 www.soil-discuss.net/2/871/2015/ doi:10.5194/soild-2-871-2015 © Author(s) 2015. CC Attribution 3.0 License. This discussion paper is/has been under review for the journal SOIL. Please refer to the corresponding final paper in SOIL if available. On the rebound: soil organic carbon stocks can bounce back to near forest levels when agroforests replace agriculture in southern India H. C. Hombegowda 1,2,* , O. van Straaten 3,* , M. Köhler 1 , and D. Hölscher 1 1 Tropical Silviculture and Forest Ecology, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany 2 Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India 3 Soil Science of Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany * These authors contributed equally to this work. Received: 31 July 2015 – Accepted: 9 August 2015 – Published: 21 August 2015 Correspondence to: H. C. Hombegowda (hombegowdaars@gmail.com) Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union. 871