Carbon: nitrogen stoichiometry following afforestation: a global synthesis.
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SUBMITTER: Xu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4705480 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
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Carbon: nitrogen stoichiometry following afforestation: a global synthesis.
Xu Xia X Li Dejun D Cheng Xiaoli X Ruan Honghua H Luo Yiqi Y
Scientific reports 20160108
Though carbon (C): nitrogen (N) stoichiometry has been widely studied in terrestrial ecosystems, little is known about its variation following afforestation. By synthesizing the results of 53 studies, we examined temporal and spatial variation in C: N ratios and in N-C scaling relationships of both the organic and the mineral soil horizons. Results showed that C: N ratios remained constant in the mineral horizon but significantly decreased in the organic horizon over the age sequence following a ...[more]
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