CO2 efflux from a Mediterranean semi-arid forest soil. II. Effects of soil fauna and surface stoniness

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 283-306

  Romanyà, Joan ^a   Casals, Pere ^a   Cortina, Jordi ^b   Bottner, Pierre ^c   Coûteaux, Marie Madeleine ^c   Vallejo, V Ramon ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^d FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

Author keywords

14C tracer experiment; Earthworms; Macrofauna Mediterranean forest soil; Soil CO2 efflux

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; FAUNA; FOREST SOIL;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 0033950592     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006208305082     Document Type: Article

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