Estimating soil organic carbon in Europe based on data collected through an European network

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 439-450

  Panagos, Panos ^a   Hiederer, Roland ^a   Van Liedekerke, Marc ^a   Bampa, Francesca ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Data collection; EIONET; Europe; SOC indicator; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

BEST ESTIMATES; DATA COLLECTION; DATA SETS; EIONET; ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY; EU POLICY; EUROPE; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EUROPEAN NETWORKS; EUROPEAN UNION; GENERAL PATTERNS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; ORGANIC CARBON CONTENTS; RESEARCH CENTRES; SOIL CONDITIONS; SOIL DATA; SOIL EROSION; SOIL LOSS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SOIL PROTECTION; SOIL QUALITY; STANDARD PRODUCTS;

DATA ACQUISITION; EROSION; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; INTERNATIONAL LAW; SOIL CONSERVATION;

SOILS;

DATABASE; EUROPEAN UNION; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC SOIL; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EUROPE;

EID: 84864948327     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.07.020     Document Type: Article

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