Land-Use Change Depletes Quantity and Quality of Soil Organic Matter Fractions in Ethiopian Highlands

The depletion of soil organic matter (SOM) reserve after deforestation and subsequent management practices are well documented, but the impacts of land-use change on the persistence and vulnerability of storage C and N remain uncertain. We investigated soil organic C (SOC) and N stocks in a landscap...

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Main Authors: Iftekhar U. Ahmed, Dessie Assefa, Douglas L. Godbold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/1/69