Reforestation with native mixed-species plantings in a temperate continental climate effectively sequesters and stabilizes carbon within decades

Global Change Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1552-1566

  Cunningham, Shaun C ^a,b   Cavagnaro, Timothy R ^c   Mac Nally, Ralph ^b   Paul, Keryn I ^d   Baker, Patrick J ^e   Beringer, Jason ^f,g   Thomson, James R ^b   Thompson, Ross M ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^g MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass C; Carbon sequestration; Chronosequence; Litter; Mixed species plantings; Recalcitrant C; Revegetation; Soil C

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHRONOSEQUENCE; LITTER; REFORESTATION; REVEGETATION; SOIL CARBON; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

CARBON; SOIL;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUCALYPTUS; FORESTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SEASON; SOIL; TREE; VICTORIA;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EUCALYPTUS; FORESTRY; SEASONS; SOIL; TREES; VICTORIA;

EID: 84924386496     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12746     Document Type: Article

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