Soil carbon dynamics after forest harvest: An ecosystem paradigm reconsidered

Ecosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 197-212

  Yanai, Ruth D ^a   Currie, William S ^b   Goodale, Christine L ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronosequence; Covington; Decomposition; Forest floor; Forest harvest; Paradigm; Soil carbon model; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST FLOOR; ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 0037767425     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-002-0206-5     Document Type: Short Survey

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