Achieving soil carbon sequestration in the United States: A challenge to the policy makers

Soil Science

Volumn 168, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 827-845

  Lal, R ^a   Follett, R F ^b   Kimble, J M ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Conservation tillage; Humus; Land use; Secondary carbonates; Soil carbon dynamics; Soil degradation; Soil restoration

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; LAND USE CHANGE; POLICY MAKING; SOIL DEGRADATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347622357     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ss.0000106407.84926.6b     Document Type: Article

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