Land use change effects on stratification and storage of soil carbon and nitrogen: Application to a Mediterranean nature reserve

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 231, Issue , 2016, Pages 105-113

  Lozano García, Beatriz ^a   Parras Alcántara, Luis ^a   Cantudo Pérez, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cambisols; MEOW dehesa; Olive grove; SOC stock; Soil quality; Stratification ratio

Indexed keywords

CAMBISOL; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CEREAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DICOTYLEDON; EVERGREEN FOREST; LAND USE CHANGE; NATURE RESERVE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; STRATIFICATION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

EID: 84976877747     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2016.06.030     Document Type: Article

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