Organic Matter Dynamics in Reclaimed Lignite Mine Soils under Robinia pseudoacacia L. Plantations of Different Ages in Germany

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 745-755

  Matos, Eduardo S ^a   Freese, Dirk ^b   Böhm, Christian ^b   Quinkenstein, Ansgar ^b   Hüttl, Reinhard F ^b,c  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Black locust; carbon and nitrogen stocks; density fractionation; lignite; mine soil; short rotation coppice

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SINK; CROP ROTATION; CULTIVATION; LIGNITE; LOCUST; PLANTATION; RECLAIMED LAND; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

GERMANY;

ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 84857950610     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2012.648354     Document Type: Article

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