Carbon stocks in Pampean soils: A simple regression model for estimation of carbon storage under nondegraded scenarios

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 36, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 1583-1589

  Alvarez, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Pampean region; Soil carbon; Soil degradation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DEGRADATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

ARGENTINA; PAMPAS; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 22044432723     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CSS-200059082     Document Type: Article

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