The effects of afforestation on soil organic and inorganic carbon: A case study of the Loess Plateau of China

Catena

Volumn 95, Issue , 2012, Pages 145-152

  Chang, Ruiying ^a   Fu, Bojie ^a   Liu, Guohua ^a   Wang, Shuai ^a   Yao, Xueling ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Above ground litter input; Fine root biomass; Soil nitrogen content; Soil water content; Subsoil; Topsoil

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FINE ROOT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LOCUST; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE; SUBSOIL; TOPSOIL; WATER CONTENT;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 84862791596     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2012.02.012     Document Type: Article

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