Response of soil organic matter dynamics to conversion from tropical forest to grassland as determined by long-term incubation

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1053-1062

  Schwendenmann, Luitgard ^a   Pendall, Elise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Active pool carbon; Forest conversion; Grassland; Incubation; Mean residence time; Non hydrolysable carbon; Panama; Slow pool carbon; Stable C isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; GRASSLAND; HYDROLYSIS; INCUBATION; LAND USE CHANGE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC CARBON; RESIDENCE TIME; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SUBSOIL; TROPICAL FOREST;

BARRO COLORADO ISLAND; CENTRAL AMERICA; GATUN LAKE; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 50649113951     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-008-0294-2     Document Type: Article

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