Uncropped field margins to mitigate soil carbon losses in agricultural landscapes

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 183, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-68

  D'Acunto, Luciana ^a   Semmartin, María ^a   Ghersa, Claudio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Decomposition; Field margins; Pampas

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CARBON FLUX; CONTINUOUS CROPPING; DECOMPOSITION; FIELD MARGIN; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; MITIGATION; SOIL CARBON; SOYBEAN;

ARGENTINA; PAMPAS;

EID: 84887704745     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.10.022     Document Type: Article

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