1. Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Fractions of a Grassland in Central Missouri, USA.
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Akinsete, Shade J. and Nkongolo, Nsalambi V.
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CARBON in soils , *NITROGEN in soils , *GRASSLANDS , *CLIMATE change - Abstract
Quantification of soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) fractions in grasslands is vital for estimating C sequestration and climate change studies. We quantified background soil total carbon (TOC) status, recalcitrant carbon (RC), acid hydrolysable labile carbon (AHC), hot- and cold-water extractable carbon (HWC and CWC, respectively) fractions in the grassland in this study. Soil C fractions were as follows: TOC (11,633 to 15,525 mg C kg−1); RC (11,500 to 15,357 mg C kg−1); AHC (132 to 168 mg C kg−1); HWC (57 to 70 mg C kg−1); and CWC (27 to 33 mg C kg−1). Labile C fractions contributed at most 1.2% to total C. Concentrations of total N ranged from 1072 to 1230 g N kg−1. Recalcitrant C contributed higher amounts (>90%) to total C, indicating the incorporation of C into the stable C fraction. Carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes were not significantly correlated with total C. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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