Differential long-term effects of climate change and management on stocks and distribution of soil organic carbon in productive grasslands

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1997-2012

  De Bruijn, A M G ^a,b   Calanca, P ^a   Ammann, C ^a   Fuhrer, J ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASSLAND; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE;

OENSINGEN; SOLOTHURN [SWITZERLAND]; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84861947753     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-1997-2012     Document Type: Article

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