No-tillage lessens soil CO<sub>2</sub> emissions the most under arid and sandy soil conditions: results from a meta-analysis

The management of agroecosystems plays a crucial role in the global carbon cycle with soil tillage leading to known organic carbon redistributions within soils and changes in soil CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. Yet, discrepancies exist on the impact of tillage on soil CO<sub>2</sub&g...

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Main Authors: K. Abdalla, P. Chivenge, P. Ciais, V. Chaplot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-06-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/13/3619/2016/bg-13-3619-2016.pdf