Afforestation with Norway spruce on a subalpine pasture alters carbon dynamics but only moderately affects soil carbon storage

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 115, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 251-266

  Hiltbrunner, David ^a,b   Zimmermann, Stephan ^a   Hagedorn, Frank ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Alpine regions; Carbon cycling; Carbon storage; Organic matter quality; Soil respiration; Spruce

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BEDROCK; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHRONOSEQUENCE; GROWING SEASON; LAND USE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROCLIMATE; MINERAL; PASTURE; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL CARBON; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TREE;

SWITZERLAND;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84884904536     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-013-9832-6     Document Type: Article

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