Climate change in Europe. 2. Impact on soil. A review

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 423-432

  Jones, Arwyn ^a   Stolbovoy, Vladimir ^a   Rusco, Ezio ^a   Gentile, Anna Rita ^b   Gardi, Ciro ^a   Marechal, Brechje ^a   Montanarella, Luca ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carbon; Climate change; CO2; Desertification; Nutrient; Organic matter; PH; Soil; Soil biodiversity; Soil erosion; Soil moisture; Soil organic matter; Water

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DESERTIFICATION; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 68349090150     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2008067     Document Type: Review

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