US agriculture's relationship to soil carbon

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Follett, Ronald F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; SET-ASIDE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY;

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EID: 77949617149     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.64.6.159A     Document Type: Review

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