Regional variation in soil carbon and δ13C in forests and pastures of northeastern Costa Rica

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 315-336

  Powers, Jennifer S ^a,c   Veldkamp, Edzo ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Land use change; Pasture; Soil carbon; Stable carbon isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; LAND USE CHANGE; PASTURE; SOIL CARBON;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

POACEAE;

EID: 23944441747     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-004-0368-7     Document Type: Article

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