Presently, the lack of data on soil organic carbon (SOC) in relation to land-use types and biophysical characteristics prevents reliable estimates of carbon stocks in montane landscapes of mainland SE Asia. Our study, conducted in a 10,000-hectare landscape in Xishuangbanna, SW China, aimed at assessing the spatial variability in SOC and its relationships with land-use cover and key biophysical characteristics at multiple spatial scales. We sampled 27 one-hectare plots including 10 plots in mature forests, 11 plots in regenerating or highly disturbed forests, and six plots in open land including tea plantations or grasslands.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/scale-dependent-relationships-between-soil-organic-carbon-stocks-land-use-types-and
[2] http://www.soil-discuss.net/soil-2016-66/
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/marleen-de-bl%C3%A9court
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/marife-d-corre
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ekananda-paudel-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/soil-discussions
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-capability
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/asia
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/grasslands
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tea
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plantation-crops
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-sinks
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change