Comparison of soil carbon stocks in Scottish soils between 1978 and 2009

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 455-465

  Chapman, S J ^a   Bell, J S ^a   Campbell, C D ^a,b   Hudson, G ^a   Lilly, A ^a   Nolan, A J ^a   Robertson, A H J ^a   Potts, J M ^c   Towers, W ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; BULK DENSITY; CULTIVATION; GRASSLAND; HUMUS; MOORLAND; SOIL CARBON; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WOODLAND;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84880608335     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejss.12041     Document Type: Article

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