The rate of carbon change in agricultural soils in Canada at the landscape level

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 219-229

  Smith, W N ^a   Rochette, P ^a   Monreal, C ^a   Desjardins, R L ^a   Pattey, E ^a   Jaques, A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Century model; Greenhouse gas

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON;

CANADA;

EID: 0030745928     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S96-113     Document Type: Conference Paper

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