Projected changes in soil organic carbon stocks upon adoption of recommended soil and water conservation practices in the Upper Tana river catchment, Kenya

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 278-287

  Batjes, N H ^a  

^a ISRIC WORLD SOIL INFORMATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon offsets; Carbon sequestration; Green Water Credits; Green water management; Improved land management; Kenya; Soil carbon; Upper Tana

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATCHMENTS; LAND USE; RUNOFF; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CARBON OFFSETS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GREEN WATER; KENYA; LAND MANAGEMENTS; SOIL CARBON; UPPER TANA;

SOILS;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

KENYA; TANA RIVER [KENYA];

EID: 84902080132     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2141     Document Type: Article

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