Effects of manipulated above- and belowground organic matter input on soil respiration in a Chinese pine plantation.

Alteration in the amount of soil organic matter input can have profound effect on carbon dynamics in forest soils. The objective of our research was to determine the response in soil respiration to above- and belowground organic matter manipulation in a Chinese pine (Pinus tabulaeformis) plantation....

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Main Authors: Juan Fan, Jinsong Wang, Bo Zhao, Lianhai Wu, Chunyu Zhang, Xiuhai Zhao, Klaus V Gadow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4430406?pdf=render