Below-ground process responses to elevated CO2 and temperature: A discussion of observations, measurement methods, and models

New Phytologist

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 311-322

  Pendall, Elise ^a   Bridgham, Scott ^b   Hanson, Paul J ^c   Hungate, Bruce ^d   Kicklighter, David W ^e   Johnson, Dale W ^f   Law, Beverly E ^g   Luo, Yiqi ^h   Megonigal, J Patrick ⁱ   Olsrud, Maria ^j   Ryan, Michael G ^k,l   Wan, Shiqiang ^c,m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^g OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

ⁱ SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^j LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^k USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

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

^m INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

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Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; CO2 fertilization; Mycorrhizas; Nutrient cycling; Rhizosphere; Soil carbon; Soil respiration; Soil warming

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WARMING;

EID: 11144353702     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01053.x     Document Type: Review

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