Influence of land use on organic carbon pool and chemical properties of Vertic Cambisols in central and southern Italy

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 68-79

  Papini, R ^a   Valboa, G ^a   Favilli, F ^b   L'Abate, G ^a  

^a University of Zurich ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Continuous wheat; Land use; Mediterranean bush; Organic carbon; Pliocene clays

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BULK DENSITY; CAMBISOL; CARBON; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP ROTATION; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GRASS; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; ION EXCHANGE; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; MONOCULTURE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; PASTURE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PH; PLIOCENE; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WHEAT;

ITALY;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79151479604     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.11.013     Document Type: Article

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