Spatial and temporal dynamics of soil organic carbon in landscapes of the upper Blue Nile Basin of the Ethiopian Highlands

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 218, Issue , 2016, Pages 190-208

  Abegaz, Assefa ^a   Winowiecki, Leigh A ^b,c   Vågen, Tor G ^c   Langan, Simon ^d   Smith, Jo U ^e  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)   (Kenya)

^c WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^d INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Simulated soil organic carbon; Soil organic carbon depletion; Soil organic carbon stock; Spatial and temporal dynamics of soil organic carbon stocks

Indexed keywords

CARBON FLUX; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRAZING PRESSURE; LAND USE; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TERRESTRIAL VEGETATION TYPE;

BLUE NILE BASIN; ETHIOPIAN HIGHLANDS; NILE BASIN;

EID: 84949467274     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.11.019     Document Type: Article

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