Elevated atmospheric [CO2] from a natural soda spring affects the initial mineralization rates of naturally senesced C3 and C4 leaf litter

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 8-9, 2000, Pages 1323-1327

  Sowerby, A ^a   Ball, A S ^a   Gray, T R G ^a   Newton, P C D ^b   Clark, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

C mineralization; C3 C4 photosynthetic pathway; CO2soda spring; Elevated CO2; Senesced litter

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; BIOINDICATOR; LEAF LITTER; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SENESCENCE; SODA SPRING;

C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; LEAF LITTER; MINERALIZATION;

HOLCUS LANATUS; PENNISETUM CLANDESTINUM;

EID: 0033852985     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(00)00029-8     Document Type: Article

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