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Soil organic carbon accumulation modes between pioneer and old-growth forest ecosystems.

Published online: 06 Jan 2021

Authors: Xiong Xin & Zhou GuoYi & Zhang DeQiang

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing evidence suggests that high biomass and litterfall do not necessarily bring about soil organic carbon (SOC) sinks, contrary to the assumpti...

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Assessing the carbon sequestration potential of managed forests: a case study from temperate Australia.

Published online: 11 Apr 2007

Authors: Roxburgh, S. H. & Wood, S. W. & Mackey, B. G. & Woldendorp, G. & Gibbons, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The concept of assessing forests for carbon sequestration is well established. Operationally, estimating a forests' potential to sequester carbon requ...

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Native trees are responsible for the high carbon density in urban natural area forests across eight United States cities.

Published online: 08 Apr 2025

Authors: Jevon, F. & Crown, C. A. & Clark, J. A. G. & Doroski, D. A. & Darling, L. & Sonti, N. F. & Yesilonis, I. D. & Dietsch, G. & Bradford, M. & Pregitzer, C. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Urban natural area forests provide cities with crucial ecosystem services, including carbon storage and sequestration. Although previous work from a s...

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Laser scanning reveals potential underestimation of biomass carbon in temperate forest.

Published online: 18 Feb 2023

Authors: Calders, K. & Verbeeck, H. & Burt, A. & Nightingale, J. & Malhi, Y. & Wilkes, P. & Raumonen, P. & Bunce, R. G. H. & Disney, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Quantifying climate mitigation benefits of biosphere protection or restoration requires accurate assessment of forest above-ground biomass (AGB). T...

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Effects of Spartina invasion on the soil organic carbon content in salt marsh and mangrove ecosystems in China.

Published online: 24 Jul 2022

Authors: Xu Xiao & Wei ShuJuan & Chen HongYang & Li Bo & Nie Ming

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Coastal wetlands are large reservoirs of soil carbon (C) and have been invaded globally by the exotic species Spartina alterniflora. However, the effe...

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Rawls in the mangrove: perceptions of justice in nature-based solutions projects.

Published online: 23 Oct 2023

Authors: Huxham, M. & Kairu, A. & Lang'at, J. K. & Kivugo, R. & Mwafrica, M. & Huff, A. & Shilland, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Adapting to and mitigating against climate change requires the protection and expansion of natural carbon sinks, especially ecosystems with exceptiona...

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Restoration thinning accelerates structural development and carbon sequestration in an endangered Australian ecosystem.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Dwyer, J. M. & Fensham, R. & Buckley, Y. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration thinning involves the selective removal of stems in woody ecosystems to restore historical or ecologically desirable ecosystem structure a...

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Photosynthesis in Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.). VII. Measurements of stomatal conductance and 14CO2 uptake in a forest canopy.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Watts, W. R. & Neilson, R. E. & Jarvis, P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

[Cf. FA 37, 4389, 4390] Reports studies in situ on diurnal and seasonal variation in the rates of photosynthesis (Fc) and stomatal conductance (Ks) of...

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The effects of cheatgrass invasion on US Great Basin carbon storage depend on interactions between plant community composition, precipitation seasonality, and soil climate regime.

Published online: 10 Mar 2023

Authors: Maxwell, T. M. & Germino, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Annual-grass invasions are transforming desert ecosystems in ways that affect ecosystem carbon (C) balance, but previous studies do not agree on the p...

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Land use determines Mediterranean ecosystems' multifunctionality more than plant richness or habitat composition.

Published online: 19 Jun 2024

Authors: Lopezosa, P. & Soliveres, S. & Serra, L. & Constán-Nava, S. & Berdugo, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Local and landscape diversity loss, habitat fragmentation and land-use changes commonly co-occur and impair ecosystem multifunctionality, yet they are...

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