Stability of Soil Carbon Stocks Varies with Forest Composition in the Canadian Boreal Biome

Ecosystems

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 852-865

  Laganière, Jérôme ^a,b,c   Paré, David ^a   Bergeron, Yves ^b,c   Chen, Han Y H ^d   Brassard, Brian W ^d   Cavard, Xavier ^b,c  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^d LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

boreal forest; carbon stability; decomposition; forest floor; mineral soil; organic matter quality; tree species

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOME; BOREAL FOREST; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOREST FLOOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STAND STRUCTURE;

CANADA;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; POPULUS;

EID: 84880293056     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-013-9658-z     Document Type: Article

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