Models of ecosystem carbon (C) balance
generally assume a strong relationship between NPP,
litter inputs, and soil C accumulation, but there is little
direct evidence for such a coupled relationship. Using a
unique 50-year detrital manipulation experiment in a
mixed deciduous forest and in restored prairie grasslands
in Wisconsin, combined...
Models of ecosystem carbon (C) balance generally assume a strong relationship between net primary productivity (NPP), litter inputs, and soil C accumulation, but there is little direct evidence for such a coupled relationship. Using a unique 50-year detrital manipulation experiment in a in a mixed deciduous forest and restored prairie...