Soil carbon sequestration by three perennial legume pastures is greater in deeper soil layers than in the surface soil

Soil organic carbon (SOC) plays a vital role as both a sink for and source of atmospheric carbon. Revegetation of degraded arable land in China is expected to increase soil carbon sequestration, but the role of perennial legumes on soil carbon stocks in semiarid areas has not been quantified. In thi...

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Main Authors: X.-K. Guan, N. C. Turner, L. Song, Y.-J. Gu, T.-C. Wang, F.-M. Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/13/527/2016/bg-13-527-2016.pdf