Potential of mine land reclamation for soil organic carbon sequestration in Ohio

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 289-297

  Akala, V A ^a   Lal, R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronosequence; Mine land; Mine soil; Reclamation; Soil carbon sequestration

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; LAND RECLAMATION; MINING; ORGANIC CARBON;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033928262     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-145X(200005/06)11:3<289::AID-LDR385>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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