Afforestation of grassland provides an opportunity for partial mitigation of increasing carbon
dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere through carbon (C) fixation in biomass, but little is …

Soil C dynamics are not only important to both productivity and sustainability of terrestrial
ecosystems, but also contribute significantly to global C cycling. Adjacent natural forest (NF) …

African tropical forests are thought to play an important role in global carbon sequestration.
However, the increasing rate of deforestation and the impact of changes in land use require …

Mangrove and salt marsh ecosystems are one of the most productive ecosystems in
terrestrial ecosystems, playing an important role in global carbon (C) cycling. The anaerobic …

Indigenous broadleaf plantations are increasingly being developed as a prospective
silvicultural approach for substituting coniferous plantations in subtropical China. Three …

Urban soils are an important soil organic carbon (SOC) store, but soils are also a natural
source of carbon dioxide (CO 2) due to soil CO 2 efflux derived from decomposition and root …

Increased carbon storage with afforestation leads to a decrease in atmospheric carbon
dioxide concentration and thus decreases radiative forcing and cools the Earth. However …

Grassland management affects soil organic carbon (SOC) storage and can be used to
mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. However, for a country to assess emission reductions …

Land-use changes can modify soil carbon contents. Depending on the rate of soil organic
matter (SOM) formation and decomposition, soil-vegetation systems can be a source or sink …

Prescribed fire is one of the most widely-used management tools for reducing fuel loads in
managed forests. However the long-term effects of repeated prescribed fires on soil carbon …