SSS
Soil System Sciences

Biogeosciences

Monday paper: Soil organic carbon dynamics of black locust plantations in the middle Loess Plateau area of China

Lu, N., Liski, J., Chang, R. Y., Akujärvi, A., Wu, X., Jin, T. T., Wang, Y. F., Fu, B. J. 2013. Soil organic carbon dynamics of black locust plantations in the middle Loess Plateau area of China. Biogeosciences 10, 7053-7063. DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-7053-2013 Abstract Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the largest terrestrial carbon pool and sensitive to land use and cover change; its dynamics are critical f ...[Read More]

Monday paper: Changes in soil carbon sequestration in Pinus massoniana forests along an urban-to-rural gradient of southern China

Chen, H., Zhang, W., Gilliam, F., Liu, L., Huang, J., Zhang, T., Wang, W., Mo, J. 2013.  Changes in soil carbon sequestration inPinus massoniana forests along an urban-to-rural gradient of southern China. Biogeosciences 10, 6609-6616. DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-6609-2013 Abstract Urbanization is accelerating globally, causing a variety of environmental changes such as increases in air temperature, precipi ...[Read More]

Monday paper: Changes in soil carbon stocks in Brazil due to land use: paired site comparisons and a regional pasture soil survey

Assad, E. D., Pinto, H. S., Martins, S. C., Groppo, J. D., Salgado, P. R., Evangelista, B., Vasconcellos, E., Sano, E. E., Pavão, E., Luna, R., Camargo, P. B., Martinelli, L. A. 2013. Changes in soil carbon stocks in Brazil due to land use: paired site comparisons and a regional pasture soil survey. Biogeosciences 10, 6141-6160. DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-6141-2013 Abstract In this paper we calculated soi ...[Read More]

Monday paper: Comparing soil biogeochemical processes in novel and natural boreal forest ecosystems

Quideau, S. A., Swallow, M. J. B., Prescott, C. E., Grayston, S. J., Oh, S.-W. 2013. Comparing soil biogeochemical processes in novel and natural boreal forest ecosystems. Biogeosciences, 10, 5651-5661. DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-5651-2013 Abstract Emulating the variability that exists in the natural landscape prior to disturbance should be a goal of soil reconstruction and land reclamation efforts follow ...[Read More]