Soil organic carbon stocks under native vegetation - Revised estimates for use with the simple assessment option of the Carbon Benefits Project system

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 142, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 365-373

  Batjes, Niels H ^a  

^a ISRIC WORLD SOIL INFORMATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon Benefits Project; Climate zone; IPCC Guidelines; Native vegetation; Soil carbon stocks; Soil classes; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EMISSION INVENTORY; GREENHOUSE GAS; GUIDELINE; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; LAND MANAGEMENT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 80051599299     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.06.007     Document Type: Article

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