Carbon storage after long-term grass establishment on degraded soils

Soil Science

Volumn 164, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 718-725

  Potter, K N ^a   Torbert, H A ^a   Johnson, H B ^a   Tischler, C R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural soils; Grassland; Prairie; Soil Organic Carbon

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GRASSLAND; SOIL REMEDIATION;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

POACEAE;

EID: 0032700042     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-199910000-00002     Document Type: Article

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