Modeling carbon sequestration under zero tillage at the regional scale. I. The effect of soil erosion

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 218, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 110-120

  Gaiser, Thomas ^a   Stahr, Karl ^b   Billen, Norbert ^b   Mohammad, Mohammad Abdel Razek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arable land; Carbon sequestration; Soil erosion; Soil tillage; Up scaling

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; CARBON DIOXIDE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

ARABLE LAND; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATIONS; REGIONAL SCALES; SOIL EROSION; SOIL TILLAGE; UP-SCALING;

EROSION;

AGROECOLOGY; ARABLE LAND; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROPPING PRACTICE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL CARBON; SOIL EROSION; UPSCALING; ZERO TILLAGE;

EID: 50849094537     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.06.025     Document Type: Article

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