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SUBMITTER: Achat DL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4632129 | biostudies-other | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Achat David L DL Fortin Mathieu M Landmann Guy G Ringeval Bruno B Augusto Laurent L
Scientific reports 20151104
Forests play a key role in the carbon cycle as they store huge quantities of organic carbon, most of which is stored in soils, with a smaller part being held in vegetation. While the carbon storage capacity of forests is influenced by forestry, the long-term impacts of forest managers' decisions on soil organic carbon (SOC) remain unclear. Using a meta-analysis approach, we showed that conventional biomass harvests preserved the SOC of forests, unlike intensive harvests where logging residues we ...[more]