Assessing causes of recent organic carbon losses from cropland soils by means of regional-scaled input balances for the case of Flanders (Belgium)

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 265-278

  Sleutel, Steven ^a   De Neve, Stefaan ^a   Hofman, Georges ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Animal manure; Carbon sequestration; Humification coefficient; Land use; Soil management; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NUTRIENT LOSS; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; FLANDERS; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34249809445     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-007-9090-x     Document Type: Article

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