Applying soil quality indicators in the context of life cycle assessment in a Finnish case study

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1339-1353

  Joensuu, Katri ^a   Saarinen, Merja ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cereal; Compaction; Erosion; Life cycle assessment; Soil organic carbon; Turnip rape

Indexed keywords

SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ARABLE LAND; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MANURE; OILSEED TURNIP; ORGANIC FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL QUALITY; TILLAGE;

EID: 85006415930     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-016-1247-x     Document Type: Article

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