Mechanisms controlling soil carbon turnover and their potential application for enhancing carbon sequestration

Climatic Change

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 5-23

  Jastrow, Julie D ^a   Amonette, James E ^b   Bailey, Vanessa L ^b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; DRAINAGE; ENZYMES; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROTECTION; SOIL CARBON;

SOILS;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECOMPOSITION; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL STABILIZATION; SOIL STRUCTURE; TURNOVER;

FUNGI;

EID: 33846446677     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-006-9178-3     Document Type: Article

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