Humus forms, organic matter stocks and carbon fractions in forest soils of northwestern Italy

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 555-566

  Bonifacio, Eleonora ^a   Falsone, Gloria ^a,b   Petrillo, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine areas; Carbon storage; Organic matter stability; Soil types

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FOREST SOIL; HUMUS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL TYPE; STABILIZATION; TURNOVER;

ITALY;

EID: 79958269089     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-011-0568-y     Document Type: Article

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