Carbon cycling in earth systems - A soil science perspective

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 399-417

  Janzen, H H ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon; Carbon cycling; Carbon sequestration; Climate change; Fossil fuel; Global change; Greenhouse gases; Land use; Mitigation; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SINK; SOIL SCIENCE;

EID: 9644276914     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2004.01.040     Document Type: Short Survey

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