What determines soil organic carbon stocks in the grazing lands of north-eastern Australia?

Soil Research

Volumn 51, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 695-706

  Allen, D E ^a   Pringle, M J ^a   Bray, S ^b   Hall, T J ^a   O'Reagain, P O ^b   Phelps, D ^b   Cobon, D H ^a   Bloesch, P M ^a   Dalal, R C ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC EFFECTS; CLIMATIC GRADIENTS; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; NORTHERN AUSTRALIA; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON STOCKS; STOCKING RATES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

SOILS;

BIOMASS; DOMINANCE; DRY MATTER; GRASS; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TYPE;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84890932367     PISSN: 1838675X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR13041     Document Type: Article

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