Soil properties following reforestation or afforestation of marginal cropland

Plant and Soil

Volumn 360, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 375-390

  Sauer, Thomas J ^a   James, David E ^a   Cambardella, Cynthia A ^a   Hernandez Ramirez, Guillermo ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Climate change mitigation; Ecosystem services; Soil organic carbon; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FIELD MARGIN; GIS; ION EXCHANGE; ORGANIC SOIL; PARTICLE SIZE; PASTURE; PH; PLANTATION FORESTRY; REFORESTATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL QUALITY;

IOWA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867743664     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1258-8     Document Type: Article

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