… , and are naturally regenerating to temperate forests. We investigated the soil carbon
sequestration potential of such lands by sampling adjacent mature forest and agricultural field sites, …

… We applied mineral 15 N to temperate hardwood forest soils to test the … the accumulation
of soil C with forest succession promotes ecosystem N retention. Rapid storage of stable soil N …

… during succession affect the biomass accumulation rate, the … Although we did not study soil
carbon status, previous … to natural forests generally also increases the soil carbon stock (Guo …

… , we synthesized soil and vegetation properties, stable carbon … soil carbon processes in two
temperate forests of different … on the ground and the root biomass indicates the accumulation …

… accumulation of dead wood along forest succession. For most groups, the effect of forest
succession … With regard to the mechanisms driving biodiversity in temperate forests, our results …

… In other words, apparent changes in the rate of aboveground C accumulation may be in
part … The International Soil Carbon Network also supported this work. The authors thank the …

… Conifer-dominated boreal and temperate forest potentially also accumulate carbon in old-…
calculate the changes in biomass carbon stocks during the successional stages. The numbers …

… Data on mineral soil carbon stocks in temperate forests can … temperate forest productivity
and hence carbon sequestration. … determinants of temperate forest successional patterns. The …

… of forest floor and mineral soil C storage changes on species composition and soil …
may make it possible to create predictive maps of forest harvesting effects on soil C storage. …

… forest range from small losses under cool temperate-zone pine-dominated natural succession
to an increase of 300 g C m −… of SOC accumulation to increase from temperate regions to …