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

Guangqi Zhang; Ping Zhang; Yang Cao

doi:10.1007/s11676-017-0479-3

journal article Sep 25, 2017

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

Guangqi Zhang Ping Zhang

Yang Cao

Journal of Forestry Research Vol. 29 No. 3 pp. 761-771 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Sep 25, 2017
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Guangqi Zhang, Ping Zhang, Yang Cao (2017). Ecosystem carbon and nitrogen storage following farmland afforestation with black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) on the Loess Plateau, China. Journal of Forestry Research, 29(3), 761-771. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-017-0479-3

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

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