Variation in organic-carbon concentration and bulk density in Flemish grassland soils

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 616-622

  Mestdagh, Inge ^a   Lootens, I Peter ^a   Van Cleemput, Oswald ^b   Carlier, Lucien ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Flanders (N Belgium); Grassland management; Pasture; Seminatural grassland; Soil organic C stocks

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750309471     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200521861     Document Type: Article

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