Carbon sequestration in the agricultural soils of Europe

Geoderma

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-23

  Freibauer, Annette ^a   Rounsevell, Mark D A ^b   Smith, Pete ^c   Verhagen, Jan ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agriculture; CAP; Carbon; Carbon sequestration; Common Agricultural Policy of European Community; ECCP; European Climate Change Programme; FAO; Food and Agriculture Organisation; IGBP DIS; Kyoto protocol; Management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAS EMISSIONS; LAND USE; VEGETATION;

BIOFUELS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; INCOME;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

POACEAE;

EID: 3242728532     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2004.01.021     Document Type: Review

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