Soil organic matter stratification as an indicator of soil quality

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dc.contributor.authorFranzluebbers, A. J.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialGeorgiaen
dc.coverage.spatialTexasen
dc.coverage.spatialUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.spatialAlbertaen
dc.coverage.spatialBritish Columbiaen
dc.coverage.spatialCanadaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:07:31Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:07:31Zen
dc.date.issued2002en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores the potential for using a ration of the stratification of soil organic C and N pools by depth as an indicator of soil quality. Stratification ratios offer a more universal indicator of soil quality, allowing comparison of soils across different soil types and climates. The ratios calculated for Georgia, Texas, and Alberta/British Colombia were, respectively, 1.1, 1.2, and 1.9 under conventional tillage, and 3.0, 2.0, and 2.1 under no tillage. High stratification ratios indicate soil quality; degraded soils are unlikely to have a ratio greater than 2.en
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dc.identifier4538en
dc.identifier.citationSoil and Tillage Research 66(2): 95-106en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-1987(02)00018-1en
dc.identifier.issn0617-1987en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/68821en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSoil organic matteren
dc.subjectConservation tillageen
dc.subjectSoil qualityen
dc.subjectCropping intensityen
dc.subjectPotential nitrogen mineralizationen
dc.subjectSoil microbial biomassen
dc.subjectSoil organic carbonen
dc.subjectField Scaleen
dc.titleSoil organic matter stratification as an indicator of soil qualityen
dc.typeAbstracten
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