Grassland management and conversion into grassland: Effects on soil carbon

Ecological Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 343-355

  Conant, R T ^a   Paustian, K ^a   Elliott, E T ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Cultivation; Grassland management; Grasslands; Grazing management; Pasture; Soil carbon; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; GRASSLAND; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL CARBON;

PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; POACEAE;

EID: 0035065678     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2001)011[0343:GMACIG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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