Mathematical modeling of soil carbon turnover in natural Podocarpus forest and Eucalyptus plantation in Ethiopia using compound specific δ13C analysis

Global Change Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1487-1502

  Freier, Korbinian P ^a   Glaser, Bruno ^a   Zech, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Black carbon; C dynamics; Deforestation; Mathematical modeling; Mean residence time; Plantation forests; Stable isotope; Sugars; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BLACK CARBON; CARBON CYCLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEFORESTATION; FOREST SOIL; GEOACCUMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC CARBON; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUSTAINABILITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TURNOVER;

ETHIOPIA;

AFROCARPUS FALCATUS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS SALIGNA; PODOCARPUS;

EID: 77953106189     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02096.x     Document Type: Article

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