Soil Organic Carbon Content in Frigid Southern Appalachian Mountain Soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 194-203

  Miller, Jarrod O ^a   Galbraith, John M ^a   Daniels, W Lee ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; SOIL TESTING;

LANDSCAPES;

SOILS;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; LEAF LITTER; ORGANIC CARBON; TOPOGRAPHY;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0346670204     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.1940     Document Type: Article

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