Land use is the main driver of soil organic carbon spatial distribution in a high mountain ecosystem

Background Terrestrial ecosystems play a significant role in carbon (C) storage. Human activities, such as urbanization, infrastructure, and land use change, can reduce significantly the C stored in the soil. The aim of this research was to measure the spatial variability of soil organic C (SOC) in...

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Main Authors: Carmine Fusaro, Yohanna Sarria-Guzmán, Yosef A. Chávez-Romero, Marco Luna-Guido, Ligia C. Muñoz-Arenas, Luc Dendooven, Arturo Estrada-Torres, Yendi E. Navarro-Noya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7897.pdf