Soil organic carbon dynamics at the regional scale as influenced by land use history: A case study in forest soils from southern Belgium

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-79

  Stevens, A ^a   Van Wesemael, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgian forests; Land use history; Resampling; Soil organic carbon; Soil survey

Indexed keywords

FOREST SOIL; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LAND USE CHANGE; ORGANIC CARBON; SAMPLING; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL SURVEY;

ARDENNES [WESTERN EUROPE]; BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 39749184293     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2007.00135.x     Document Type: Article

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