Spatial variability of soil carbon in forested and cultivated sites: Implications for change detection

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 278-286

  Conant, Richard T ^a   Smith, Gordon R ^a   Paustian, Keith ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CULTIVATION; FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES;

LAND MANAGEMENT;

SOILS;

CARBON;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CROPLAND; FOREST SOIL; GREENHOUSE GAS; SAMPLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL SOIL VARIABILITY;

EID: 0037231676     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2003.2780     Document Type: Article

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