Ecosystem Carbon Stock Loss after Land Use Change in Subtropical Forests in China

Converting secondary natural forests (SFs) to Chinese fir plantations (CFPs) represents one of the most important (8.9 million ha) land use changes in subtropical China. This study estimated both biomass and soil C stocks in a SF and a CFP that was converted from a SF, to quantify the effects of lan...

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Main Authors: Shaohui Fan, Fengying Guan, Xingliang Xu, David I. Forrester, Wu Ma, Xiaolu Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/7/7/142