Soil organic carbon stocks in verges and urban areas of Flanders, Belgium

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-156

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

^a WALLOON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Flanders; Railways; Roads; Soil organic carbon stocks; Urban area; Verges; Waterways

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC CARBON;

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

EID: 19544377813     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2005.00462.x     Document Type: Article

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