Study on the CO2-release rate of soil respiration and litter decomposition in Stipa grandis steppe in Xilin River Basin, Inner Mongolia

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 645-650

  Chen, Si Qing ^a   Cui, Xiao Yong ^a   Zhou, Guang Sheng ^a   Li, Ling Hao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass; Belowground biomass; Litter decomposition; Soil respiration; Stipa grandis steppe

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; SOIL RESPIRATION;

CHINA;

STIPA GRANDIS;

EID: 0033396088     PISSN: 05777496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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