Net carbon flux from agriculture: Carbon emissions, carbon sequestration, crop yield, and land-use change

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-83

  West, Tristram O ^a   Marland, Gregg ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Conservation tillage; Greenhouse gas mitigation; Nitrogen fertilizer; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SEQUESTRATION;

EID: 0037682180     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023394024790     Document Type: Article

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