Free and protected soil organic carbon dynamics respond differently to abandonment of mountain grassland

Land-use change (LUC) and management are among the major driving forces of soil carbon (C) storage. Abandonment of mountain grassland promotes accumulation of aboveground biomass and litter, but related responses of soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics are uncertain. To determine SOM-C turnover we sam...

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Main Authors: S. Meyer, J. Leifeld, M. Bahn, J. Fuhrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-02-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/9/853/2012/bg-9-853-2012.pdf