The effects of afforestation on soil organic and inorganic carbon: A case study of the Loess Plateau of China

Soil Organic Carbon Density Spatial Distribution and Influencing Factors in a Karst Mountainous Basin

“…On the other hand, the soil respiration rate was lower in the karst region, combined with the smaller nutrient absorption of vegetation in soil, leading to a relatively high SOCD [25]. Compared with other basins in neighboring provinces, the SOCD in the small karst watershed was higher than that in the loess hilly region (10.92 kg·m -2 ) [26] and close to that in the karst regions in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi provinces, as calculated by Zhangyong (13.98 kg·m -2 ). Spatial structure and grade are important properties of an ecosystem.…”

Profile distribution of soil inorganic carbon along a chronosequence of grassland restoration on a 22-year scale in the Chinese Loess Plateau

“…The former is inherited from parent material; the latter results from the dissolution and precipitation of carbonate. It can be presented in the following chemical equations (Chang et al, 2012;Manning, 2008;Monger and Martinez-Rios, 2001;Suarez, 2000):…”

Changes in soil organic carbon and nitrogen capacities of <i>Salix cheilophila</i> Schneid along a revegetation chronosequence in semi-arid degraded sandy land of the Gonghe Basin, Tibet Plateau

“…Although in-depth research on soil C studies varies (Guo and Gifford, 2002;Post and Kwon, 2008;Fu et al, 2010;Muñoz-Rojas et al, 2012a, b;Parras-Alcántara et al, 2013), many studies have only considered SOC changes in the upper soil layers to investigate the impacts of land use change on soil properties and C storage. The subsoil also has a large SOC storage capacity (Jobbágy and Jackson, 2000;Knops and Bradley, 2009;Carter and Gregorich, 2010;Chang et al, 2012). Therefore, more studies focusing on the subsoil SOC are necessary to accurately evaluate the changes in soil C pools following afforestation.…”