Soil organic carbon stocks in Flemish grasslands: How accurate are they?

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 310-317

  Mestdagh, I ^a   Lootens, P ^a   Van Cleemput, O ^b   Carlier, L ^a  

^a WALLOON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carbon databases; Carbon sequestration; Carbon stocks; Extrapolation; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GRASSLAND; KYOTO PROTOCOL; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FLANDERS; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 10344265009     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2004.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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