Carbon dynamics in successional and afforested spruce stands in Thuringia and the Alps

Global Change Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 325-342

  Thuille, Angelika ^a   Schulze, Ernst Detlef ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Carbon sequestration; Carbon stocks; Chronosequence; Forest; Litter input; Organic layer; Soil organic carbon; Spruce; Succession

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHRONOSEQUENCE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SUCCESSION;

ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; THURINGIA;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 33645893186     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2005.01078.x     Document Type: Article

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