The physical protection of soil organic carbon in aggregates: A mechanism of carbon storage in a Vertisol under pasture and market gardening (Martinique, West Indies)

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 375-387

  Chevallier, T ^a   Blanchart, E ^a   Albrecht, A ^b   Feller, C ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide emission; Digitaria decumbens; Market gardening; Organic carbon mineralisation; Soil aggregates; Tropical soil

Indexed keywords

CARBON SINK; HORTICULTURE; PASTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL RESPIRATION; VERTISOL;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; MARTINIQUE; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

DIGITARIA ERIANTHA;

EID: 3042602346     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2003.12.009     Document Type: Article

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