Soil organic carbon stocks assessment in Mediterranean natural areas: A comparison of entire soil profiles and soil control sections

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 155, Issue , 2015, Pages 219-228

  Parras Alcantara L ^a   Lozano Garcia B ^a   Brevik, E C ^b   Cerda A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b DICKINSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Forest ecosystems; Mediterranean areas; Soil carbon assessment; Soil organic carbon stock; Soil profile

Indexed keywords

CARBON; SOIL;

CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOREST; HUMAN; SOIL; SPAIN;

CARBON; FORESTS; HUMANS; SOIL; SPAIN;

EID: 84934920257     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.03.039     Document Type: Article

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