Nitrogen deposition enhances carbon sequestration by plantations in Northern China

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Du, Zhihong ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Zeng, Wenjing ^a   Zeng, Hui ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHINA; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZATION; FINE ROOT; FOLIAGE; FOREST; HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; MYCORRHIZA; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LITTER; PLANT TISSUE; PLANTATION; RHIZOSPHERIC MICROORGANISM; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL RESPIRATION;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CELL RESPIRATION; ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; PLANT ROOTS; SEASONS; SOIL;

EID: 84894625536     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087975     Document Type: Article

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