Grazing and ecosystem carbon storage in the North American Great Plains

Plant and Soil

Volumn 280, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 77-90

  Derner, Justin D ^a   Boutton, Thomas W ^b   Briske, David D ^b  

^a USDA ARS High Plains Grasslands Research Station   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

13C; C isotope signatures; Carbon storage; Grazing; Great Plains; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; GRAZING;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

BOUTELOUA GRACILIS;

EID: 33644601325     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-2554-3     Document Type: Article

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