Soil organic carbon-stock changes in Flemish grassland soils from 1990 to 2000

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-31

  Mestdagh, Inge ^a   Sleutel, Steven ^b   Lootens, Peter ^a   Van Cleemput, Oswald ^b   Beheydt, Daan ^b   Boeckx, Pascal ^b   De Neve, Stefaan ^b   Hofman, George ^b   Van Camp, Nancy ^b   Walle, Inge Vande ^b   Samson, Roeland ^b   Verheyen, Kris ^b   Lemeur, Raoul ^b   Carlier, Lucien ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

C sequestration; Flanders; Grassland soils; Monte carlo analysis; Soil organic carbon stocks; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 64349090242     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200700132     Document Type: Article

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