Effects of Forest Conversion on the Stocks and Stoichiometry of Soil Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus at a County Scale in Subtropical China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Experimental Design and Sampling
2.3. Soil Testing
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Distribution of Soil C, N, and P Contents and Stocks
3.2. Variations in Soil C, N, and P Stoichiometry
3.3. Key Factors Affecting Soil C, N, and P Stocks and Stoichiometry
4. Discussion
4.1. Responses of Soil C, N, and P Contents and Stocks to Forest Conversion
4.2. Soil C, N, and P Stoichiometry in Response to Forest Conversion
4.3. The Impact Path of Soil C, N, and P Stocks and Stoichiometry
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ye, H.; Hu, Y.; Zhu, D.; Zheng, S.; Tang, X.; Wu, J.; Guo, S. Effects of Forest Conversion on the Stocks and Stoichiometry of Soil Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus at a County Scale in Subtropical China. Forests 2024, 15, 1515. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15091515
Ye H, Hu Y, Zhu D, Zheng S, Tang X, Wu J, Guo S. Effects of Forest Conversion on the Stocks and Stoichiometry of Soil Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus at a County Scale in Subtropical China. Forests. 2024; 15(9):1515. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15091515
Chicago/Turabian StyleYe, Hongmeng, Yeqin Hu, Dehuang Zhu, Shengmeng Zheng, Xin Tang, Jintao Wu, and Shulin Guo. 2024. "Effects of Forest Conversion on the Stocks and Stoichiometry of Soil Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus at a County Scale in Subtropical China" Forests 15, no. 9: 1515. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15091515