Spatial variability and change in soil organic carbon stocks in response to recovery following land abandonment and erosion in mountainous drylands

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-76

  De Baets, S ^a   Meersmans, J ^b   Vanacker, V ^a   Quine, T A ^c   Van Oost, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deposition; Erosion; Land use; Mediterranean; Semi arid; Sierra de los Filabres; Spain; Topography

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; MOUNTAIN REGION; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

ALMERIA [ANDALUCIA]; ANDALUCIA; SIERRA DE LOS FILABRES; SPAIN;

EID: 84875055836     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sum.12017     Document Type: Article

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