UK land-use change and its impact on SOC: 1925-2007

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Bell, M J ^a,b   Worrall, F ^a   Smith, Pete ^b   Bhogal, Anne ^c   Black, Helaina ^d   Lilly, Allan ^d   Barraclough, Declan ^e   Merrington, Graham ^f  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^f BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; ATMOSPHERIC GREENHOUSE; CARBON SINK; GHG EMISSION; INPUT DATAS; LAND-USE CHANGE; LARGE DATABASE; MODELING STUDIES; NET GAIN; PERMANENT GRASSLAND; RISING TEMPERATURES; SITE-SPECIFIC; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; TRANSITION TIME; VEGETATION CHANGE;

CARBON; FORESTRY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; ORGANIC CARBON; SOILS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; GRASSLAND; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; ORGANIC CARBON; SET-ASIDE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WOODLAND;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84055182901     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GB003881     Document Type: Article

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