Free and protected soil organic carbon dynamics respond differently to abandonment of mountain grassland

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 853-865

  Meyer, S ^a   Leifeld, J ^a   Bahn, M ^b   Fuhrer, J ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GRASSLAND; LAND USE CHANGE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MINERAL; MOUNTAIN REGION; PASTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

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EID: 84863648491     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-853-2012     Document Type: Article

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