Dynamics of aggregate-associated organic carbon following conversion of forest to cropland

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 876-883

  Wei, Xiaorong ^a   Shao, Mingan ^a   Gale, William J ^a   Zhang, Xingchang ^a   Li, Linhai ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (China)

Author keywords

Aggregates size fraction; Cultivation; Dynamics; Natural forest; Organic carbon

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE SIZE; FOREST SOILS; NATURAL FORESTS; SIZE FRACTION; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CULTIVATION; DYNAMICS; FORESTRY; ORGANIC CARBON; SOILS;

AGGREGATES;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CULTIVATION; FOREST COVER; MACROAGGREGATE; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

AGGREGATE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CULTIVATION; FORESTS; SOIL;

EID: 84873278607     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.10.020     Document Type: Article

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