Effects of Land-Use Change on Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 44, Issue 1-4, 2013, Pages 339-346

  Jafarian, Zeinab ^a   Kavian, Ataollah ^a  

^a SARI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; land use change; Mohammad Abad; nitrogen; organic carbon

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; GRAZING; LAND USE CHANGE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

IRAN;

EID: 84874151748     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2013.741949     Document Type: Article

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