Heavy thinning reduces soil organic carbon: Evidence from a 9-year thinning experiment in a pine plantation
Lu Yang, Jinsong Wang, Yan Geng, Shuli Niu, Dashuan Tian, Tao Yan, Weiguo Liu, Junxiao Pan, Xiuhai Zhao, Chunyu Zhang
Topics & Concepts
ThinningSoil carbonEnvironmental scienceSoil organic matterBiomass (ecology)AgronomyBasal areaNutrientOrganic matterForest floorChemistrySoil waterSoil scienceEcologyBiologyOrganic chemistrySoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsFire effects on ecosystemsPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology