Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of the world

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-163

  Batjes, N H ^a  

^a ISRIC WORLD SOIL INFORMATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLOBAL WARMING; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; WISE;

EID: 0030302293     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.1996.tb01386.x     Document Type: Article

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