Accumulation of soil organic C and N in planted forests fostered by tree species mixture

Liu, Yan; Lei, Pifeng; Xiang, Wenhua; Yan, Wende; Chen, Xiaoyong

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-3937-2017

Articles | Volume 14, issue 17

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-3937-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-3937-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 17

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11 Sep 2017

Research article |

| 11 Sep 2017

Accumulation of soil organic C and N in planted forests fostered by tree species mixture

Yan Liu, Pifeng Lei, Wenhua Xiang, Wende Yan, and Xiaoyong Chen

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RC1: 'reviews for bg-2017-62', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 May 2017
- AC1: 'Responses to the referee's comments', Pifeng Lei, 17 May 2017
RC2: 'Review of Liu et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 Jun 2017
- AC2: 'Responses to the second referee's comments', Pifeng Lei, 06 Jun 2017
- AC3: 'The right version of responses', Pifeng Lei, 06 Jun 2017

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (26 Jun 2017) by Sébastien Fontaine

AR by Pifeng Lei on behalf of the Authors (11 Jul 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (24 Jul 2017) by Sébastien Fontaine

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (28 Jul 2017)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (31 Jul 2017) by Sébastien Fontaine

AR by Pifeng Lei on behalf of the Authors (02 Aug 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (07 Aug 2017) by Sébastien Fontaine

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Here we investigate soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in pairwise mixed plantations and corresponding monocultures at different stand ages to assess the effects of admixture on soil carbon and nitrogen over time. Our results showed that the admixtures created age-dependent positive effects on carbon sequestration and soil nitrogen stock, indicating that the capacity of carbon sequestration and nitrogen retention in mixed forests was age related, as was the magnitude of admixing effects.