Changes in soil carbon pools and microbial biomass from urban land development and subsequent post-development soil rehabilitation

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue , 2013, Pages 38-44

  Chen, Yujuan ^a   Day, Susan D ^a   Wick, Abbey F ^b   Strahm, Brian D ^a   Wiseman, P Eric ^a   Daniels, W Lee ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate protected carbon pool; Compaction; Compost; Grading; IPOM; Light fraction; Mineral bound carbon pool; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

CARBON POOL; CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; IPOM; LIGHT FRACTION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS CARBON; SOIL REHABILITATION; TYPICAL DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION;

AGGREGATES; AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; CARBON; COMPACTION; COMPOSTING; GRADING; LAKES;

SOILS;

BIOMASS; CARBON BALANCE; COMPACTION; COMPOST; LIGHT EFFECT; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SUBSOIL; URBANIZATION;

UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 84880794761     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.06.022     Document Type: Article

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