Johan Six Publications

• Van Oost, K., T. A. Quine, G. Govers, S. De Gryze, J. Six, J.W. Harden, J.C. Ritchie, G.W. McCarty, G. Heckrath, K. Cosmas, J.V. Giraldez, J.R. Marques da Silva, R. Merck. 2007. The impact of agricultural soil erosion on the global carbon cycle. Science, 318:626-629.
• Six, J., * S. D. Frey, R. K. Thiet, and K. M. Batten. 2006. Bacterial and Fungal Contributions to Carbon Sequestration in Agroecosystems. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 70:555–569.
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• Six, J., H. Bossuyt, S. De Gryze, and K. Denef. 2004. A history of research on the link between (micro)aggregates, soil biota, and soil organic matter dynamics. Soil Till. Res., 79:7-31. Click here for a copy of the paper (PDF file)
• Six, J., S.M. Ogle, F.J. Breidt, R.T. Conant, A.R. Mosier, and K. Paustian. 2004. The potential to mitigate global warming with no-tillage is only realized when practiced in the long-term. Global Change Biol. 10:155-160. Click here for a copy of the paper (PDF file).
• Six, J., C. Feller, K. Denef, S.M. Ogle, J.C. de Moraes Sa and A. Albrecht. 2002. Organic matter, biota and aggregation in temperate and tropical soils – Effects of no-tillage. Agronomie: Agriculture & Environment 22:755-775. Click here for a copy of the paper (PDF file).
• Six, J., R.T. Conant, E.A. Paul, and K. Paustian. 2002. Stabilization mechanisms of soil organic matter: Implications for C-saturation of soils. Plant and Soil 241:155-176. Click here for a copy of the paper (PDF file).
• Six, J., E.T. Elliott, and K. Paustian. 2000. Soil macroaggregate turnover and microaggregate formation: A mechanism for C sequestration under no-tillage agriculture. Soil Biol. Biochem. 32:2099-2103. Click here for a copy of the paper (PDF file).
• Six, J. and J.D. Jastrow. 2002. Soil Organic Matter Turnover. In R. Lal (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Soil Science, Marcel Dekker, NY. pp. 936-942.
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