@article{fdi:010080717,
  title = {{I}mpact of pasture establishment on {CO}2 emissions from a {V}ertisol : {C}onsequences for soil {C} sequestration ({M}artinique, {W}est {I}ndies)},
  author = {{C}hevallier, {T}iphaine and {B}lanchart, {E}ric and {A}lbrecht, {A}lain and {F}eller, {C}hristian and {B}ernoux, {M}artial},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{E}stablishing pasture on cultivated tropical {V}ertisols can increase soil organic carbon ({SOC}), but it is not known whether this increase results solely from enhanced inputs or also from suppressed mineralization. {W}e measured {CO}2 emissions from a {V}ertisol under market gardening, and under "young" and "old" {D}igitaria decumbens pastures. {E}missions of {CO}2-{C} increased in pastures, compared to market gardening, but relative {SOC} mineralization ({CO}2-{C}/{SOC}) decreased, implying the protection of {SOC} against mineralization with pasture establishment.},
  keywords = {tropical pasture ; carbon fluxes ; soil organic carbon ; physical protection ; {C} storage},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}anadian {J}ournal of {S}oil {S}cience},
  volume = {86},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {779--782},
  ISSN = {0008-4271},
  year = {2006},
  DOI = {10.4141/{S}05-022},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080717},
}