Modelling the evolution of regional carbon stocks in Belgian cropland soils

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 511-521

  Van Wesemael, Bas ^a   Lettens, Suzanna ^b   Roelandt, Caroline ^a   Van Orshoven, Jos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Regional modelling; Soil organic carbon; Soil land unit

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; MODELING; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 31144443227     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/s04-085     Document Type: Conference Paper

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