The purpose of this study was to characterize the soil organic carbon dynamics associated with four land-uses (cropland, grassland, shrubland, and forestland) in the upper Blue Nile Basin of the Ethiopian Highlands. We collected diverse biophysical data to allow spatial variability of soil organic carbon and factors contributing to this variation to be determined statistically, and used well established simulation models to interpret the data, predict long-term carbon dynamics and determine the potential for improvements in soil quality and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. The spatial variation in soil organic carbon in the 0-20 cm soil depth was significant across study areas (P
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.11.019Skor altmetrik:
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Tahun publikasi
2016
Penulis
Abegaz, A.; Winowiecki, L.A.; Vågen, T-G.; Langan, S.; Smith, J.U.
Bahasa
English
Kata kunci
soil organic carbon, forests, small scale farming, agricultural land, land degradation, soil, sustainable management
Geografis
Ethiopia
