Are old-growth forests still able to accumulate carbon?
A recent paper published in Science (Zhou et al. 2006) reports an unexpectedly high accumulation of carbon in the top 20-cm soil layer in a preserved old-growth forest in southern China during 24 years. This finding is discussed in relation to the traditional “ecological equilibrium” concept and com...
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| Language: | Italian |
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Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Forest@ |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sisef.it/forest@/showPaper.php?action=html&issue=10&msid=428&lang=en |