Spatial analysis of soil organic carbon in Zhifanggou catchment of the Loess Plateau.

Soil organic carbon (SOC) reflects soil quality and plays a critical role in soil protection, food safety, and global climate changes. This study involved grid sampling at different depths (6 layers) between 0 and 100 cm in a catchment. A total of 1282 soil samples were collected from 215 plots over...

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Main Authors: Mingming Li, Xingchang Zhang, Qing Zhen, Fengpeng Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3873912?pdf=render