Dynamics of labile soil organic carbon during the development of mangrove and salt marsh ecosystems

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 129; p. 107875
• Main Authors: Cui, Lina, Sun, Huimin, Du, Xuhua, Feng, Wenting, Wang, Yugang, Zhang, Jinchi, Jiang, Jiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: carbon sinks; China; conservation areas; estuaries; hydrology; labile carbon; Labile organic carbon; Mangrove; mangrove ecosystems; Salt marsh; salt marshes; Soil organic carbon; Spartina alterniflora; Stand age; vegetation; China; LOC; Salt marsh; Mangrove; SOC; Labile organic carbon; DOC; S. alterniflora; Soil organic carbon; EC; Stand age; MBC

•Soil organic carbon (SOC) increased over time in mangrove forest, while not in S. alterniflora sites.•Labile organic carbon (LOC) increased over time in Spartina alterniflora sites.•The proportion of resistant SOC increased over time in mangroves, contributed to SOC stabilization. Labile fractions...