Carbon quality and stocks in organic horizons in boreal forest soils

Ecosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 270-282

  Hilli, Sari ^a   Stark, Sari ^a   Derome, John ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

AIR; Boreal forests; Carbon storage; Decomposition; Litter; Organic matter quality

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECOMPOSITION; FOREST SOIL; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 41149123933     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-007-9121-0     Document Type: Article

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