Net ecosystem carbon budget, net global warming potential and greenhouse gas intensity in intensive vegetable ecosystems in China

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 150, Issue , 2012, Pages 27-37

  Jia, J X ^a,b   Ma, Y C ^a   Xiong, Z Q ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Cropping system; Ecosystem respiration; Soil organic carbon sequestration; Vegetable agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP ROTATION; CROPPING PRACTICE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TIMESCALE;

CHINA;

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. CHINENSIS; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; CHRYSANTHEMUM; CHRYSANTHEMUM CORONARIUM CORONARIUM; LACTUCA;

EID: 84862813772     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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