Environmental factors controlling soil respiration in three semiarid ecosystems

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 383-390

  Conant, Richard T ^a   Klopatek, Jeffrey M ^b   Klopatek, Carole C ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DETRITUS; ENVIRONMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034107249     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2000.641383x     Document Type: Article

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