Reduced turnover rate of topsoil organic carbon in old-growth forests: a case study in subtropical China

Abstract Background Old-growth forests are irreplaceable with respect to climate change mitigation and have considerable carbon (C) sink potential in soils. However, the relationship between the soil organic carbon (SOC) turnover rate and forest development is poorly understood, which hinders our ab...

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Main Authors: Xin Xiong, Juxiu Liu, Guoyi Zhou, Qi Deng, Huiling Zhang, Guowei Chu, Ze Meng, Deqiang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-09-01
Series:Forest Ecosystems
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40663-021-00337-5