Altitudinal variation in soil organic carbon stock in coniferous subtropical and broadleaf temperate forests in Garhwal Himalaya

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Himalayan zones, with dense forest vegetation, cover a fifth part of India and store a third part of the country reserves of soil organic carbon (SOC). However, the details of altitudinal distribution of these carbon stocks, whic...

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Main Authors: Kumar Munesh, Sheikh Mehraj A, Bussmann Rainer W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:Carbon Balance and Management
Online Access:http://www.cbmjournal.com/content/4/1/6