Variations in soil aggregation, microbial community structure and soil organic matter cycling associated to long-term afforestation and woody encroachment in a Mediterranean alpine ecotone
Carlos Ortiz, María José Fernández‐Alonso, Barbara Kitzler, Eugenio Díaz‐Pinés, Gustavo Saiz, Agustı́n Rubio, Marta Benito
Topics & Concepts
ShrublandSoil carbonEnvironmental scienceVegetation (pathology)Soil organic matterEcotoneTopsoilMediterranean climateAfforestationMicrobial population biologyEcologySoil scienceAgronomySoil waterEcosystemAgroforestryGeologyBiologyShrubPaleontologyPathologyBacteriaMedicineSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPeatlands and Wetlands EcologyEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies