Effects of added organic matter and water on soil carbon sequestration in an arid region.

It is generally predicted that global warming will stimulate primary production and lead to more carbon (C) inputs to soil. However, many studies have found that soil C does not necessarily increase with increased plant litter input. Precipitation has increased in arid central Asia, and is predicted...

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Main Authors: Liming Lai, Yufei Li, Yuan Tian, Lianhe Jiang, Xuechun Zhao, Linhai Zhu, Xi Chen, Yong Gao, Shaoming Wang, Yuanrun Zheng, Glyn M Rimmington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3713057?pdf=render