Carbon stocks in Ethiopian soils in relation to land use and soil management

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 351-367

  Girmay, G ^a,b   Singh, B R ^a   Mitiku, H ^b   Borresen, T ^a   Lal, R ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Ethiopia; Land use changes; Soil carbon; Soil management; Soil restoration

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CHELATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ETHIOPIA; LAND USE CHANGES; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL RESTORATION;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; LAND USE CHANGE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL REMEDIATION; TOPSOIL;

EID: 50449101558     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.844     Document Type: Review

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