Soil carbon dynamics and carbon budget of newly reconstructed tall-grass prairies in south central Iowa

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 136-146

  Guzman, Jose G ^a   Al Kaisi, Mahdi M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; ATMOSPHERIC CO; AVERAGE POTENTIAL; C EMISSIONS; C SEQUESTRATION; CARBON BUDGETS; CULTIVATED LANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HETEROTROPHIC RESPIRATION; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; NO-TILL; OFF SET; PLANT BIOMASS; ROOT BIOMASS; SOIL CARBON DYNAMICS; SOIL SURFACES;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CHELATION; FORESTRY; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; SOILS;

BUDGET CONTROL;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOMASS; CARBON DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; GRASS; HETEROTROPHY; NONHUMAN; PRAIRIE; SOIL;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IOWA; NITROGEN; POACEAE; SOIL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 75149132462     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2009.0063     Document Type: Article

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