Losses of soil carbon by converting tropical forest to plantations: Erosion and decomposition estimated by δ13C

Global Change Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 3548-3560

  Guillaume, Thomas ^a   Damris, Muhammad ^b   Kuzyakov, Yakov ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITAS JAMBI   (Indonesia)

^c KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Deforestation; Erosion assessment; Land degradation; Organic matter decomposition; Soil organic matter; Subsoil; 13C depth profile

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECOMPOSITION; DEFORESTATION; LAND DEGRADATION; MINERALIZATION; PLANTATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SUBSOIL; TROPICAL FOREST;

BRAZIL;

ELAEIS;

CARBON; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; ARECACEAE; CHEMISTRY; FOREST; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEVEA; INDONESIA; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; ARECACEAE; CARBON; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; FORESTS; HEVEA; INDONESIA; SOIL;

EID: 84942296222     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12907     Document Type: Article

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