Factors controlling carbon distribution on reforested minelands and regenerating clearcuts in Appalachia, USA

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 465, Issue , 2013, Pages 240-247

  Littlefield, Tara ^a   Barton, Chris ^b   Arthur, Mary ^b   Coyne, Mark ^b  

^a Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Microbial biomass; Reforestation; Soil organic carbon; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; CARBON DISTRIBUTION; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS C; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL RESPIRATION;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; REFORESTATION; SOILS;

PROCESS CONTROL;

CARBON; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLEARCUTTING; LAND DEGRADATION; REFORESTATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION;

ARTICLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON STORAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM REGENERATION; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MINING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFORESTATION; SOIL RESPIRATION; UNITED STATES;

APPALACHIANS;

DECOMPOSITION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; REFORESTATION; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL RESPIRATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FORESTRY; KENTUCKY; NITROGEN; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84884534985     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.12.029     Document Type: Article

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