Increased quantity and quality of coarse soil organic matter fraction at elevated CO2 in a grazed grassland are a consequence of enhanced root growth rate and turnover

Plant and Soil

Volumn 276, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 49-60

  Allard, V ^a,b   Newton, P C D ^a   Lieffering, M ^a   Soussana, J F ^b   Carran, R A ^a   Matthew, C ^c  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

C sequestration; FACE; Ingrowth cores; Particulate organic matter; Root growth; Root turnover

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; GRASSLAND; GROWTH RATE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TURNOVER;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 28344453793     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-5675-9     Document Type: Article

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