Ecosystem carbon and nitrogen storage following farmland afforestation with black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) on the Loess Plateau, China

• Published in: Journal of forestry research Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 761 - 771
• Main Authors: Zhang, Guangqi, Zhang, Ping, Cao, Yang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.05.2018; Springer; Springer Nature B.V; College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University,Yangling 712100, People's Republic of China%State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University,Yangling 712100, People's Republic of China; Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources,Yangling 712100, People's Republic of China
• Subjects: abandoned land; Afforestation; Age; Agricultural land; biomass; Biomedical and Life Sciences; carbon; carbon sinks; China; Dominant species; Ecosystems; Forestry; ground vegetation; Herbs; Life Sciences; Loess; Nitrogen; nitrogen content; Original Paper; Plant diversity; Plantations; Pools; Robinia pseudoacacia; soil; Soil quality; Soils; species diversity; stand density; stand development; Stand structure; Subsoils; tree and stand measurements; Trees; uncertainty; China; Loess Plateau; Nitrogen sequestration; Carbon content; Biomass; Afforestation; Plantation ecosystem

Although afforestation of farmlands has been proposed as an effective method of carbon (C) sequestration, there remain uncertainties that deter us from developing a clear picture of C stocks in plantation ecosystems. This study investigated the dynamics of stand structure and plant diversity, and C...