Climate Change and Soil Degradation Mitigation by Sustainable Management of Soils and Other Natural Resources

Agricultural Research

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 199-212

  Lal, Rattan ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Climate change; Degradation; Desertification; Natural resources management; Soil resilience; Soil restoration; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; BIODIVERSITY; BUDGET CONTROL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; RESTORATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DESERTIFICATION; SOIL RESILIENCES; SOIL RESTORATION; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WATERSHED;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; CHELATION; DEGRADATION; FORESTRY; MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES; SOIL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85013987529     PISSN: 2249720X     EISSN: 22497218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40003-012-0031-9     Document Type: Review

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