The Soil: Nature, Sustainable Use, Management, and Protection - An Overview

GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-68

  Nortcliff, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Ecosystem services; Soil composition; Soil formation; Soil functions; Soil protection; Soil quality; Threats to soil

Indexed keywords

EID: 62949176319     PISSN: 09405550     EISSN: 26255413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14512/gaia.18.1.14     Document Type: Review

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