How does tillage intensity affect soil organic carbon? A systematic review protocol

Environmental Evidence

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Haddaway, Neal Robert ^a   Hedlund, Katarina ^b   Jackson, Louise E ^c   Kätterer, Thomas ^d   Lugato, Emanuele ^e   Thomsen, Ingrid K ^f   Jørgensen, Helene B ^b   Isberg, Per Erik ^b  

^a ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^f AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Carbon sequestration; Climate change; Conservation; Farming; Land management; Land use change; Plough; Till

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961839445     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20472382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13750-016-0052-0     Document Type: Article

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