Tree Species and Stand Density: The Effects on Soil Organic Matter Contents, Decomposability and Susceptibility to Microbial Priming

Forest stand density has been shown to have different, albeit small, effects on soil carbon. We hypothesized that the absence of a density effect on soil carbon (C) storage could be explained by a loss of old soil C. This replacement of old by fresh C could result in zero net C sequestration by soil...

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Main Authors: Oleg V. Menyailo, Roman S. Sobachkin, Mikhail I. Makarov, Chih-Hsin Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/2/284