Soil organic carbon stock is closely related to aboveground vegetation properties in cold-temperate mountainous forests

Soil organic carbon along an altitudinal gradient in the Despeñaperros Natural Park, southern Spain

“…In addition, SOCS decreased in depth conditioned by reduction of gravel content and increasing bulk density. This is not in agreement with Tsui et al (2013) and Minasny et al (2006), who suggested a negative relation between bulk density and depth as a consequence of high OM content at the surface, linked to low clay concentrations (Li et al, 2010). In this sense, we observed that high SOCS depended on the SOC concentration and the clay content.…”

Assessment of Soil Organic Carbon Stock of Temperate Coniferous Forests in Northern Kashmir

“…Within the two depths, the SOC decreased with the increase in depth. Variation in total SOC stock is attributed to SOC concentration and spatial variation of soil bulk density (Li et al, 2010). Coniferous litter contains acidic tissues of various tree species, which slows down the rate of decomposition leading to more SOC accumulation in the forest floor through microbial inhibition as suggested by Berg (2000).…”

Links between plant diversity, carbon stocks and environmental factors along a successional gradient in a subalpine coniferous forest in Southwest China

“…Meanwhile, changes in the C storage and diversity may be related to different stages of succession. Several studies have estimated differences in soil C stocks in relation to vegetation and topography, land use and climate (Lemenih and Itanna, 2004;Li et al, 2010), but only few studies have evaluated how these environmental factors affect C store at different temporal scales. The best way to examine the relationship between diversity and C stock could be to use succession data, since succession (rather than normal community fluctuation) usually covers broad ranges of 0378-1127/$ -see front matter Ó 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.…”