Agricultural management and soil carbon storage in surface vs. deep layers

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 92-101

  Syswerda, S P ^a   Corbin, A T ^b   Mokma, D L ^a   Kravchenko, A N ^a   Robertson, G P ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Washington State Cooperative Extension   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; C SEQUESTRATION; CARBON CONCENTRATIONS; CROPPING SYSTEMS; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DEEP LAYER; DEEP SOILS; EARLY-SUCCESSIONAL; GLYCINE MAX; INTENSITY GRADIENTS; INTENSIVE SAMPLING; MATURE FOREST; MEDICAGO; NO TILLAGE; NO-TILL; ORGANIC SYSTEMS; POPULUS; SOIL CARBON STORAGE; SOIL PROFILES; SURFACE SOIL; TREATMENT MANAGEMENT; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

AMINO ACIDS; FORESTRY; LAKES; NITROGEN FIXATION;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CEREAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROPPING PRACTICE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; LEGUME; PERENNIAL PLANT; SAMPLING; SOIL CARBON; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL PROFILE; SUCCESSION; ZERO TILLAGE;

AMINO ACIDS; FORESTRY; LAKES; NITROGEN; SOIL;

GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POPULUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78751524467     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0414     Document Type: Article

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