Of mosses and men: Plant succession, soil development and soil carbon accretion in the sub-Arctic volcanic landscape of Hekla, Iceland

• Published in: Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment
• Main Authors: Vilmundardóttir, Olga Kolbrún, Sigurmundsson, Friðþór Sófus, Pedersen, Gro, Belart, Joaquín M. C., Kizel, Fadi, Falco, Nicola, Benediktsson, Jon Atli, Gísladóttir, Guðrún
• Other Authors: Líf- og umhverfisvísindastofnun (HÍ), Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI), Jarðvísindastofnun (HÍ), Institute of Earth Sciences (UI), Rafmagns- og tölvuverkfræðideild (HÍ), Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2018
• Subjects: Soil carbon stock; Lava chronosequence; Moss thickening rate; Racomitrium lanuginosum; Soil accumulation rate; Soil depth; Tephra deposition; Hraunrennsli; Jarðvegur; Jarðvegsrannsóknir; Gróðurfar; Gjóska; Mosar; Hekla; Arctic; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/969; https://doi.org/10.1177/0309133318798754

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