Effects of farmland conversion on the stoichiometry of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in soil aggregates on the Loess Plateau of China

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 351; pp. 188 - 196
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yi, Li, Peng, Liu, Xiaojun, Xiao, Lie, Shi, Peng, Zhao, Binhua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2019
• Subjects: aggregate stability; agricultural land; carbon nitrogen ratio; China; ecological competition; Farmland conversion; forests; fractal dimensions; grasslands; land use; nitrogen; organic carbon; particle size distribution; phosphorus; quality control; shrublands; Soil aggregates; soil fertility; soil quality; soil structure; Stability; Stoichiometry; terracing; total nitrogen; water erosion; woodlands; China; Stoichiometry; Stability; Farmland conversion; Soil aggregates

Stoichiometry is an important indicator of the elemental balance in ecological interactions and processes. The impact of change in land use on soil aggregates, however, is uncertain. We studied the effect of the conversion of sloping farmland (SF) to woodland (WO), grassland (GR), shrub-land (SH), a...