Technologies for increasing carbon storage in soil to mitigate climate change

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 31, Issue , 2015, Pages 62-71

  Whitmore, A P ^a   Kirk, G J D ^b   Rawlins, B G ^c  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon C; Carbon sequestration; Land use < soil use and management; Soil organic carbon (SOC); Soil organic matter (SOM); Soil policy

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBONATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASS; LAND USE CHANGE; PERENNIAL PLANT; SILICATE; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STABILIZATION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; VOLUME CHANGE;

POACEAE;

EID: 84944168267     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sum.12115     Document Type: Article

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