Soil CO2 effluxes, soil carbon balance, and early tree growth following savannah afforestation in Congo: Comparison of two site preparation treatments

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 1926-1936

  Nouvellon, Yann ^a,b   Epron, Daniel ^c   Kinana, Antoine ^b   Hamel, Olivier ^a   Mabiala, André ^b   D'Annunzio, Rémi ^a   Deleporte, Philippe ^a   Saint André, Laurent ^a   Marsden, Claire ^a   Roupsard, Olivier ^a   Bouillet, Jean Pierre ^a   Laclau, Jean Paul ^a,d  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UR2PI ^*  (Congo)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Heterotrophic soil respiration; Savannah afforestation; Soil carbon balance; Soil CO2 efflux; Soil disturbance; Soil water content

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FORESTRY; HERBICIDES; WATER;

HETEROTROPHIC SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL CARBON BALANCE;

SOILS;

AFFORESTATION; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH; HETEROTROPHY; SAVANNA; SILVICULTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL WATER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FORESTRY; HERBICIDES; SOIL; WATER;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONGO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EUCALYPTUS; POACEAE;

EID: 39849103863     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.12.026     Document Type: Article

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