Importance of land use patterns for erosion-induced carbon fluxes in a Mediterranean catchment

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 189, Issue , 2014, Pages 181-189

  Nadeu, Elisabet ^a   Van Oost, Kristof ^b   Boix Fayos, Carolina ^a   de Vente, Joris ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Landscape; SE Spain; Soil erosion; Soil organic carbon; SPEROS C model

Indexed keywords

LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL EROSION; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

SPAIN;

EID: 84898786564     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.03.040     Document Type: Article

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