Journal of
Soil Science and Environmental Management

  • Abbreviation: J. Soil Sci. Environ. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2391
  • DOI: 10.5897/JSSEM
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 315

Full Length Research Paper

Organic carbon sequestration in mineral soil layers of cold-temperate mixed forests

Diane Saint-Laurent
  • Diane Saint-Laurent
  • Géographie et Laboratoire de Recherche en géomorphologie fluviale et sols, UQTR, 3351, Boul. des Forges, Trois-Rivières, Québec, G9A 5H7, Canada.
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Jean-Sébastien Berthelot
  • Jean-Sébastien Berthelot
  • WSP, Civil Engineering, Project Assistant, 1600, Boul. René-Lévesque Ouest, 16e étage, Montréal, Québec, H3H 1P9 Canada.
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Lisane Arsenault-Boucher
  • Lisane Arsenault-Boucher
  • Département des Sciences de l’environnement, UQTR, 3351, Boul. des Forges, Trois-Rivières, Québec, G9A 5H7, Canada.
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  •  Received: 29 September 2020
  •  Accepted: 28 October 2020
  •  Published: 30 November 2020

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