Microaggregate-associated carbon as a diagnostic fraction for management-induced changes in soil organic carbon in two Oxisols

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1165-1172

  Denef, Karolien ^a,b   Zotarelli, Lincoln ^a,c   Boddey, Robert M ^d   Six, Johan ^a,e  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d EMBRAPA AGROBIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

C sequestration; Forest; Microaggregates; No tillage; Oxisols

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; LAND USE; SOIL MECHANICS;

C SEQUESTRATION; MICROAGGREGATES; OXISOLS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON (SOC);

CARBON;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; LAND USE CHANGE; MICROAGGREGATE; ORGANIC CARBON; OXISOL; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; ZERO TILLAGE;

CARBON; FORESTRY; LAND USE; SOIL MECHANICS;

BRAZIL; LONDRINA; PARANA; PASSO FUNDO; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33847379817     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.12.024     Document Type: Article

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