Short-term simulated nitrogen deposition increases carbon sequestration in a Pleioblastus amarus plantation

Plant and Soil

Volumn 340, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 383-396

  Tu, Li Hua ^a   Hu, Ting Xing ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a   Li, Ren Hong ^b   Dai, Hong Zhong ^a   Luo, Shou Hua ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Sichuan Forestry Inventory and Plan Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Net ecosystem production; Nitrogen deposition; Pleioblastus amarus plantation; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FINE ROOT; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; PLANTATION; SEASONALITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL RESPIRATION;

CHINA;

PLEIOBLASTUS AMARUS;

EID: 79951810542     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0610-0     Document Type: Article

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