Organic carbon storage in soils of the Basque Country (Spain): The effect of climate, vegetation type and edaphic variables

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 154-162

  Ganuza, Amaia ^a   Almendros, Gonzalo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cation exchange capacity; Land use change; Regression models; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LAND USE CHANGE; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

BASQUE REGION; SPAIN;

EID: 0037361489     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-003-0579-4     Document Type: Article

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