SOIL ORGANIC CARBON LEVELS IN SOILS OF CONTRASTING LAND USES IN SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA

SOIL ORGANIC CARBON LEVELS IN SOILS OF CONTRASTING LAND USES IN SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA

Land use change affects soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in tropical soils, but information on the influence of land use change on segmental topsoil organic carbon stock is lacking. The study investigated SOC levels in Awgu (L), Okigwe (CL), Nsukka I (SL), and Nsukka II (SCL) locations in southeast...

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Main Authors: Chinyere Blessing Okebalama, Charles Igwe, Chukwuebuka Okolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2017-12-01
Series:Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
Subjects:
Soil organic carbon
topsoil
land use
bush-fallow
cultivated soil
Online Access:http://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/2439

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