Influence of climate and land use change on carbon in agriculture, forest, and peatland ecosystems across Canada

Soil Carbon Sequestration and the Greenhouse Effect

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 47-70

  Bhatti, J S ^a   Tarnocai, C ^b  

^a NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural ecosystems; Canadian terrestrial ecosystems; Carbon exchange; Climate change; Forest ecosystems; Land degradation; Soil erosion; Wetland peatland ecosystems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890047158     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaspecpub57.2ed.c4     Document Type: Chapter

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