Tree species controls on soil carbon sequestration and carbon stability following 20years of afforestation in a valley-type savanna

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 291, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-19

  Tang, Guoyong ^a,b   Li, Kun ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^b State Forestry Administration   (China)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Carbon sequestration; Carbon stability; Soil fraction; Soil organic carbon; Tree species

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON STABILITY; SOIL FRACTIONS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; TREE SPECIES;

CARBON; LANDFORMS; REFORESTATION; STABILITY;

SOILS;

ACCUMULATION; AFFORESTATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DICOTYLEDON; ECOTONE; HYDROLYSIS; LAND USE CHANGE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC SOIL; SAVANNA; SOIL CARBON;

CHINA;

LEUCAENA;

EID: 84871873250     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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