| Value |
18
Percent
|
| Organism |
Biosphere |
| Reference |
Gr¨unzweig et al, Biogeochemical factors contributing to enhanced carbon storage following afforestation of a semi-arid shrubland, Biogeosciences, 4, 891–904, 2007 |
| Primary Source |
Guo, L. B. and Gifford, R. M.: Soil carbon stocks and land use change: a meta analysis, Glob. Change Biol., 8, 345–360, 2002 |
| Comments |
Afforestation of former cropland resulted in a mean increase of 18% in soil organic Carbon (SOC) stocks across various climatic conditions and forest ages, while planting forests on former native forest or grassland resulted in a mean decrease of 10–13% in SOC stocks (Guo and Gifford, 2002). |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
104573 |