Factors affecting distribution patterns of organic carbon in sediments at regional and national scales in China

Abstract Wetlands are an important carbon reservoir pool in terrestrial ecosystems. Light fraction organic carbon (LFOC), heavy fraction organic carbon (HFOC), and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) were fractionated in sediment samples from the four wetlands (ZR: Zhaoniu River; ZRCW: Zhaoniu River Cons...

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Main Authors: Qingqing Cao, Hui Wang, Yiran Zhang, Rattan Lal, Renqing Wang, Xiuli Ge, Jian Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06035-z