Comparison of approaches for estimating carbon sequestration at the regional scale

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 164-174

  Falloon, P ^a   Smith, P ^b   Szabo J ^c   Pasztor L ^c  

^a Agriculture and Environment Division   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c RISSAC   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Estimation; Hungary; Information systems; Models; Organic carbon; Soil; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; REGIONAL PATTERN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

HUNGARY;

EID: 0036747486     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SUM2002118     Document Type: Article

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