Management options for reducing CO2 emissions from agricultural soils

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 147-163

  Paustian, K ^a   Six, J ^a   Elliott, E T ^a   Hunt, H W ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Crop rotation; Greenhouse gas mitigation; No till; Soil organic matter; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033979564     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006271331703     Document Type: Article

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