Terrestrial carbon pools: preliminary data from the Corn Belt and Great Plains regions
Date
1994
Authors
Hickman, Michael V., author
Turco, Ronald F., author
Huggins, David R., author
Halvorson, Ardell D., author
Lyon, Drew J., author
Frye, Wilbur W., author
Blevins, Robert L., author
Cole, C. Vernon, author
Paul, Eldor A., author
Collins, Harold P., author
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Soil organic matter is recognized as an important component of soil quality (Granatstein & Bezdicek, 1992; Arshad & Coen, 1992). In mineral soils, many properties associated with soil quality, including nutrient mineralization, aggregate stability, trafficability, and favorable water relations are related to the soil organic matter content. Past considerations of soil organic matter and how it is affected by management practices have largely reflected theimportance of organic matter to soil fertility and crop production. More recently, interest in soil organic matter and its relationship to agricultural management has developed with respect to its role in the worldwide C budget and worldwide climate change, another important quality of soil.
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C sequestration
ecosystem processes
CO2
soil organic matter
soil analysis
agroecosystems