Storage of soil phytoliths and phytolith-occluded carbon along a precipitation gradient in grasslands of northern China
Xiaodong Zhang, Zhaoliang Song, Qian Hao, Changxun Yu, Hongyan Liu, Chunmei Chen, Karin Müller, Hailong Wang
Topics & Concepts
PhytolithSteppeEcosystemSoil carbonCarbon sequestrationPrecipitationEnvironmental scienceCarbon cycleGrasslandTerrestrial ecosystemSoil scienceSoil waterEcologyGeographyCarbon dioxideBiologyMeteorologyPollenSilicon Effects in AgricultureGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis