Forest conversion to poplar plantation in a Lombardy floodplain (Italy): effects on soil organic carbon stock

Effects of forest conversion to poplar plantation on soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks were investigated by sampling paired plots in an alluvial area of the Ticino River in Northern Italy. According to land registers and historical aerial photographs, the two sites were part of a larger area of a 200...

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Main Authors: C. Ferré, R. Comolli, A. Leip, G. Seufert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-11-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/6483/2014/bg-11-6483-2014.pdf