Impact of prairie age and soil order on carbon and nitrogen sequestration

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 430-441

  Kucharik, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS;

CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM (CRP); SEQUESTRATION; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON (SOC);

SOIL SURVEYS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; SOIL SURVEYS;

ALFISOL; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; MOLLISOL; PRAIRIE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 33947403058     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0074     Document Type: Article

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