Biogeochemical C and N cycles in urban soils

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Lorenz, Klaus ^a   Lal, Rattan ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic and natural urban soils; Biogeochemical cycles; Carbon; Carbon sequestration; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; URBAN PLANNING;

ANTHROPOGENIC AND NATURAL URBAN SOILS; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; PHYSICAL SOIL PROPERTIES; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS;

SOILS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON CYCLE; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LAND BIOME; LAND USE; NITROGEN CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; VEGETATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 56949107787     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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