Soil carbon changes associated with short-rotation systems

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 371-377

  Grigal, D F ^a   Berguson, W E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass crops; Carbon; Energy plantations; Short rotation; Soil carbon

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARBON; CROP; CULTIVATION; DECOMPOSITION; LAND MANAGEMENT; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL SHORT SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

CARBON; CROPS; CULTIVATION; SOILS;

LAND MANAGEMENT; MULCHING; SHORT ROTATION SYSTEMS;

BIOMASS;

CARBON BALANCE; ORGANIC CARBON; POPLAR PLANTATION; SHORT-ROTATION FORESTRY;

MINNESOTA; USA;

EID: 0031812924     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(97)10073-3     Document Type: Article

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