Organic carbon stocks and sequestration rates of forest soils in Germany

Global Change Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2644-2662

  Grüneberg, Erik ^a   Ziche, Daniel ^a   Wellbrock, Nicole ^a  

^a THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

Author keywords

C N ratio; Carbon sequestration; Carbon stocks; Forest stand type; Mineral soil; Nation Forest Soil Inventory; Organic layer; Soil groups; Soil organic matter; Soil survey; Tree species; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST SOIL; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND COVER; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TOPSOIL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GERMANY;

CARBON; SOIL;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMISTRY; FOREST; GERMANY; SOIL; UNCERTAINTY;

CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FORESTS; GERMANY; SOIL; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84903730727     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12558     Document Type: Article

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