The accumulation of organic carbon in mineral soils by afforestation of abandoned farmland.

The afforestation of abandoned farmland significantly influences soil organic carbon (OC). However, the dynamics between OC inputs after afforestation and the original OC are not well understood. To learn more about soil OC dynamics after afforestation of farmland, we measured the soil OC content in...

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Main Authors: Xiaorong Wei, Liping Qiu, Mingan Shao, Xingchang Zhang, William J Gale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3295754?pdf=render

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