A disconnect between O horizon and mineral soil carbon - Implications for soil C sequestration

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 218-226

  Garten Jr , Charles T ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Forest soil carbon; Litter addition; Litter exclusion; Litter quality; Nitrogen availability; Soil carbon transfers

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECIDUOUS FOREST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST SOIL; MINERAL; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL HORIZON; TEMPERATE FOREST;

NORTH AMERICA; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60349095135     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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