Expansion of Juniperus virginia L. in the Great Plains: Changes in soil organic carbon dynamics

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 31-1

  Smith, Dixie L ^a   Johnson, Loretta C ^b  

^a PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

13C; Afforestoration; Carbon isotope; Carbon stocks; Juniper; Prairie; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; CARBON BALANCE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PRAIRIE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

UNITED STATES;

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA;

EID: 0042739504     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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