Stabilization of new carbon inputs rather than old carbon decomposition determines soil organic carbon shifts following woody or herbaceous vegetation transitions

Plant and Soil

Volumn 409, Issue 1-2, 2016, Pages 99-116

  Eclesia, Roxana P ^a   Jobbagy, Esteban G ^b   Jackson, Robert B ^c   Rizzotto, Marcos ^b   Piñeiro, Gervasio ^d,e  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Decomposition rate; Lands use change; Roots; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; HERB; LAND USE CHANGE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; ROOT SYSTEM; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STABILIZATION; TOPSOIL; VEGETATION COVER; WOODY PLANT;

EID: 84974831015     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: 15735036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-016-2951-9     Document Type: Article

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