No-tillage conversion of harvested perennial grassland to annual cropland reduces root biomass, decreases active carbon stocks, and impacts soil biota

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 25-32

  DuPont, S Tianna ^a   Culman, Steve W ^b   Ferris, Howard ^a   Buckley, Daniel H ^b   Glover, Jerry D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c THE LAND INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Active carbon; Grasslands; Landscape conversion; Nematodes; Soil carbon; Soil food webs; Tillage

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; FOOD WEB; GRASSLAND; NEMATODE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CARBON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEMATODA;

EID: 77950061954     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.12.021     Document Type: Article

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