Evaluating the carbon sequestration potential of volcanic soils in southern Iceland after birch afforestation

<p>Afforestation is a strategy to sequester atmospheric carbon in the terrestrial system and to enhance ecosystem services. Iceland's large areas of formerly vegetated and now degraded ecosystems therefore have a high potential to act as carbon sinks. Consequently, the ecological restorat...

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Main Authors: M. Hunziker, O. Arnalds, N. J. Kuhn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-08-01
Series:SOIL
Online Access:https://www.soil-journal.net/5/223/2019/soil-5-223-2019.pdf