Simulated dynamics of carbon stocks driven by changes in land use, management and climate in a tropical moist ecosystem of Ghana

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 130, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 171-176

  Tan, Zhengxi ^a   Liu, Shuguang ^a,b   Tieszen, Larry L ^a   Tachie Obeng, Emmanuel ^c  

^a EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical modeling; Climate change; Ecosystem carbon stock; Nitrogen fertilization; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CROP PRODUCTION; DEFORESTATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD SECURITY; FOREST; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; LAND USE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

AFRICA; CENTRAL REGION [GHANA]; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 60549101033     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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