Effect of land use history and site factors on spatial variation of soil organic carbon across a physiographic region

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 133, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 86-97

  Schulp, C J E ^a   Verburg, P H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Land use history; Landscape; Netherlands; Regression analysis; Soil organic carbon; Soil organic carbon modelling

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LAND USE; SOIL COVER; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL VARIATION;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67649380333     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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