Global patterns of the dynamics of soil carbon and nitrogen stocks following afforestation: A meta-analysis

New Phytologist

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 172-181

  Li, Dejun ^a   Niu, Shuli ^a   Luo, Yiqi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Carbon nitrogen interaction; Dynamics; Global pattern; Meta analysis; Soil nitrogen; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATIC REGION; CONIFEROUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; LAND USE; META-ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT BUDGET; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PASTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; TREE PLANTING;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE; META ANALYSIS; SOIL; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE; NITROGEN; SOIL; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 84861480327     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04150.x     Document Type: Article

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