Use of ecosystem information to improve soil organic carbon mapping of a Mediterranean island

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 262-271

  D'Acqui, Luigi P ^a   Santi, Carolina A ^a   Maselli, Fabio ^b  

^a Sezione di Firenze   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMETEOROLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; MAPPING; SOIL CONSERVATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECOSYSTEM INFORMATION; SAMPLING DENSITY; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON MAPPING;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ORGANIC CARBON;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DECISION MAKING; DENSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; IMAGERY; LAND USE; MEASUREMENT; SAMPLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL QUALITY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; VEGETATION;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS; SOIL;

EID: 33846240444     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2005.0283     Document Type: Article

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