Turnover and availability of soil organic carbon under different Mediterranean land-uses as estimated by 13C natural abundance

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 466-475

  Novara, A ^a,b   Gristina, L ^a   Kuzyakov, Y ^b   Schillaci, C ^a   Laudicina, V A ^a   La Mantia, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; EVERGREEN TREE; LAND USE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SUCCESSION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

HYPARRHENIA HIRTA; OLEA EUROPAEA; VITACEAE; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 84880581120     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejss.12038     Document Type: Article

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