Litter decomposition rates of green manure as affected by soil erosion, transport and deposition processes, and the implications for the soil carbon balance of a rainfed olive grove under a dry Mediterranean climate

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 167-177

  Almagro, M ^a   Martinez Mena M ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Green manure; High intensity rainfall event; Litter decomposition; Mediterranean agroecosystem; Soil carbon balance; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CARBON FLUX; DECOMPOSITION; DEPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; GREEN MANURING; HILLSLOPE; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE; LITTER; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL EROSION;

AVENA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA;

EID: 84949116942     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.06.027     Document Type: Article

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