Decomposition of seawater-irrigated halophytes: Implications for potential carbon storage

Plant and Soil

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 241-250

  Goodfriend, W L ^a   Olsen, M W ^b   Frye, R J ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon storage; Decomposition; Halophyte; Salinity

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECOMPOSITION; DESERT SOIL; HALOPHYTE;

EID: 0031664177     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004360422347     Document Type: Article

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