Storage, patterns and controls of soil organic carbon in the alpine shrubland in the Three Rivers Source Region on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

• Published in: Catena (Giessen) Vol. 178; pp. 154 - 162
• Main Authors: Nie, Xiuqing, Yang, Lucun, Li, Fan, Xiong, Feng, Li, Changbin, Zhou, Guoying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Alpine shrubland; atmospheric precipitation; carbon sequestration; China; climatic factors; Controlling factors; ecosystems; global warming; latitude; longitude; monitoring; Pattern; Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau; shrublands; SOC; soil depth; soil organic carbon; soil profiles; temperature; topsoil; China; Pattern; Alpine shrubland; Controlling factors; SOC; Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Alpine shrubland ecosystems in the Three Rivers Source Region (TRSR) store substantial soil organic carbon (SOC), but the storage, patterns and control of SOC in those ecosystems have rarely been investigated. In this study, using data from 66 soil profiles surveyed from 22 sites between 2011 and 20...