Belowground carbon pools and dynamics in China's warm temperate and sub-tropical deciduous forests

We report the first estimates of pools and dynamics of microbes, roots, plant litter and soil organic carbon (SOC) in three dominant types of China's vast deciduous forest area: <i>Betula platyphylla</i>, <i>Quercus liaotungensis</i>, and <i>Quercus aliena</i>...

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Main Authors: C. W. Xiao, I. A. Janssens, W. G. Sang, R. Z. Wang, Z. Q. Xie, Z. Q. Pei, Y. Yi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/275/2010/bg-7-275-2010.pdf