Estimation of soil carbon gains upon improved management within croplands and grasslands of Africa

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 133-143

  Batjes, Niels H ^a  

^a ISRIC WORLD SOIL INFORMATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; Carbon sequestration; Croplands; Grasslands; Soil degradation; Soil management; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GRASSLAND; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 0842309051     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ENVI.0000003633.14591.fd     Document Type: Article

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