Relative stability of soil carbon revealed by shifts in δ15N and C:N ratio

Biogeosciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-128

  Conen, F ^a   Zimmermann, M ^b   Leifeld, J ^c   Seth, B ^a   Alewell, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Research Station ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; ORGANIC CARBON; RESIDENCE TIME; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL NITROGEN; STABILITY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 38849164204     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-5-123-2008     Document Type: Article

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