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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-02-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/9/853/2012/bg-9-853-2012.pdf |