Uncertainty analysis of soil organic carbon stock change in Canadian cropland from 1991 to 2001

Global Change Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 983-994

  VandenBygaart, A J ^a   Gregorich, E G ^a   Angers, D A ^b   Stoklas, U F ^a  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Carbon sequestration; Cropland; IPCC; Soil organic carbon; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 2942691579     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2004.00780.x     Document Type: Article

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