Mechanisms of carbon sequestration in soil aggregates

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 481-504

  Blanco Canqui, Humberto ^a   Lal, Rattan ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clay minerals; Isotopic methods; Macroaggregates; Microaggregates; Organic binding agents; Residence time; Soil organic carbon sequestration; Soil structure; Tillage

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144290049     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07352680490886842     Document Type: Review

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