Analysis of soil carbon in Spanish agricultural soils. Relevant aspects in relation to the organic farming reconversion in the Mediterranean area.;Análisis del carbono en los suelos agrícolas de España. Aspectos relevantes en relación a la reconversión a la agricultura ecológica en el ámbito mediterráneo.

Ecosistemas

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-57

  Romanya J ^a   Rovira, P ^a   Vallejo, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Degradation thresholds; Organic matter; Resilience; Resistance; Soil degradation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85123304734     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16972473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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