Do Coffee Agroforestry Systems Always Improve Soil Carbon Stocks Deeper in the Soil?—A Case Study from Turrialba, Costa Rica

Do Coffee Agroforestry Systems Always Improve Soil Carbon Stocks Deeper in the Soil?—A Case Study from Turrialba, Costa Rica

Shaded perennial agroforestry systems (AFS) are regarded as desirable land-use practices that improve soil carbon sequestration. However, most studies assume a positive correlation between above ground and below ground carbon without considering the effect of past and current land management, textur...

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Main Authors: Nilovna Chatterjee, P. K. Ramachandran Nair, Vimala D. Nair, Abhishek Bhattacharjee, Elias de Melo Virginio Filho, Rheinhold G. Muschler, Martin R. A. Noponen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-12-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
carbon sequestration
coffee agroforestry
soil organic carbon stocks
land-use practices
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/1/49

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