Improved sampling methods document decline in soil organic carbon stocks and concentrations of permanganate oxidizable carbon after transition from swidden to oil palm cultivation
Oil palm plantations are spreading rapidly throughout Southeast Asia and in some countries, they are promoted as carbon sinks compared to the swidden cultivation systems that they often replace. However, little is known about the impacts of this land use change on soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks or...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15933/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15933/1/Improved.pdf |