Will we allow soil carbon to feed our needs?

Carbon Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 237-251

  Franzluebbers, Alan J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS; FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL MARKETPLACES; HUMAN POPULATION; HUMAN SURVIVAL; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; SOIL CARBON;

CLIMATE CHANGE; SOILS;

ORGANIC CARBON;

EID: 79955046966     PISSN: 17583004     EISSN: 17583012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/cmt.10.25     Document Type: Review

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