Importance of root derived carbon for soil organic matter storage in a temperate old-growth beech forest - Evidence from C, N and 14C content

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 263, Issue , 2012, Pages 131-137

  Tefs, Cindy ^a   Gleixner, Gerd ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

C N; Old growth forest; Radiocarbon; Root rhizosphere; SOM sequestration

Indexed keywords

C/N; OLD-GROWTH-FOREST; RADIOCARBON; ROOT/RHIZOSPHERE; SOM SEQUESTRATION;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; PARKS; SOILS;

FORESTRY;

CARBON ISOTOPE; KYOTO PROTOCOL; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PHYTOMASS; RHIZOSPHERE; SAMPLING; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; FAGUS; FORESTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; ROOTS; SOIL;

GERMANY; HAINICH NATIONAL PARK; THURINGIA;

FAGUS;

EID: 80054715646     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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