Soil respiration responses to temperature are controlled more by roots than by decomposition in balsam fir ecosystems

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1744-1753

  Lavigne, M B ^a   Boutin, R ^a   Foster, R J ^a   Goodine, G ^a   Bernier, P Y ^a   Robitaille, G ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS; GLOBAL WARMING; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL TESTING; STATISTICAL METHODS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

SINK STRENGTH; SOIL RESPIRATION;

FORESTRY;

CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECOMPOSITION; GLOBAL WARMING; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA;

EID: 0345358728     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-090     Document Type: Article

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