Carbon sequestration in agricultural lands of the United States

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Morgan, Jack A ^a   Follett, Ronald F ^b   Allen Jr , Leon Hartwell ^c   Del Grosso, Stephen ^b   Derner, Justin D ^b   Dijkstra, Feike ^a   Franzluebbers, Alan ^b   Fry, Robert ^d   Paustian, Keith ^e   Schoeneberger, Michele M ^f  

^a Rangeland Resources Research Unit   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^d USDA NRCS   (United States)

^e Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^f USDA National Agroforestry Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOFUEL; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROWING SEASON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; VEGETATION TYPE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949625538     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.65.1.6A     Document Type: Review

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