Increase in soil organic carbon by agricultural intensification in northern China

Agricultural intensification has contributed greatly to the sustained food supply of China's population of 1.3 billion over the 30-year period from 1982 to 2011. Intensification has several and widely recognized negative environmental impacts including depletion of water resources, pollution of...

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Main Authors: Y. Liao, W. L. Wu, F. Q. Meng, P. Smith, R. Lal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-03-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/12/1403/2015/bg-12-1403-2015.pdf