Soil carbon stocks under present and future climate with specific reference to European ecoregions

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-127

  Lal, Rattan ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 fertilization effect; Global warming; Greenhouse effect; Soil carbon dynamics; Soil carbon sequestration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOREGION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 44049101304     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-007-9147-x     Document Type: Article

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