Variable carbon recovery of Walkley-Black analysis and implications for national soil organic carbon accounting

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1244-1253

  Lettens, S ^a   De Vos, B ^b   Quataert, P ^b   Van Wesemael, B ^c   Muys, B ^a   Van Orshoven, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DATABASE; KYOTO PROTOCOL; LAND USE CHANGE; SANDY SOIL; SILT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; VEGETATION TYPE;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 36249002185     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00916.x     Document Type: Article

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