Belowground carbon allocation in forests estimated from litterfall and IRGA-based soil respiration measurements

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 113, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 39-51

  Davidson, E A ^a   Savage, K ^a   Bolstad, P ^b   Clark, D A ^c   Curtis, P S ^d   Ellsworth, D S ^e   Hanson, P J ^f   Law, B E ^g   Luo, Y ^h   Pregitzer, K S ⁱ   Randolph, J C ^j   Zak, D ^k  

^a WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^g OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

ⁱ MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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Author keywords

Carbon cycling; Carbon dioxide (CO2); Forest ecosystems; Forest soil; Infrared gas analyzers; Roots; Soil carbon

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; FOREST SOIL; SOIL CARBON; SOIL RESPIRATION;

EID: 18644382384     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(02)00101-6     Document Type: Article

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